'Uncertainty' around anticipated dairy reduction scheme 'could be ruinous'

"The absence of detail around any retirement/reduction scheme really amounts to playing with dairy families’ futures."

Individuals and families that might have considered a reduction scheme "are still left completely in the dark".

The net effect of the "uncertainty and delay" around details of an anticipated dairy reduction/retirement scheme "could be ruinous", the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association has said.

ICMSA president Pat McCormack has called for Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue "to lay out his intentions in full detail", as the "current speculation and uncertainty [is] playing with dairy families’ futures".