Milk price model not working for farmers

The current milk pricing model is not working for young farmers, says Macra na Feirme.

The organisation questioned the current milk pricing model, and payments of milk top-ups based on litres only instead of the kilogrammes of solid milk supplied, at the recent dairy forum chaired by Agriculture Minister Michael Creed and attended by stakeholders from across the entire industry.

National president Seán Finan said: “The pricing model should be based on a monthly or quarterly forward pricing system which would enable farmers to budget more accurately.