ICMSA call on minister to support EU dairy at Farm Council meeting

Six EU member states have circulated a document in support of the dairy sector

The ICMSA has called for minister Heydon to send a strong signal at this week’s meeting that they recognise the difficulties in the dairy sector and that they intend to introduce measures that will support the primary producer and give them a choice where the market cannot deliver a sustainable price. File picture

The minister of agriculture has been urged to support the call of other member states to support the dairy sector at this week's EU Farm Council.

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) president, Denis Drennan, has urged minister Heydon to support the call of Belgium and five other member states to “examine without delay the activation of a temporary and voluntary European programme to reduce milk production” similar to the voluntary reduction scheme so successfully introduced in 2016.