Dairy farmers seek 1c per litre as co-ops lag price benchmarks

All Irish dairy co-ops must pay their are farmers at least an extra 1c per litre to approach the main price purchase indices, said IFA dairy chairman Tom Phelan.

With the first co-ops decide their May milk prices, Mr Phelan said most co-ops have been paying less than the Ornua PPI equivalent of 30.45c/l + VAT for the last few months. Only the four West Cork co-ops are matching or exceeding the Ornua price.