North Cork Creameries and Carbery reach milk supply agreement

The two co-ops have reached a commercial milk supply agreement with the aim of assisting and providing certainty to North Cork Creameries' suppliers

North Cork Creameries and Carbery have reached a supply agreement. Picture: Noel Sweeney

A milk supply agreement has been reached between North Cork Creameries and Carbery.

The commercial agreement will assist in providing certainty for North Cork Creameries’ milk suppliers by having a dedicated processing outlet for their milk. This mutually satisfactory arrangement will deliver value to farmer shareholders across both organisations.

North Cork Creameries is committed to paying a competitive milk price to milk suppliers, and the agreement with Carbery will support this objective.

For commercial reasons, the specifics of the deal will not be disclosed by either party.

North Cork Creameries have also confirmed that positive progress has been made at the co-operative’s processing operations in Kanturk, and the facility is continuing to meet customer needs.

The facility is operating at a reduced capacity while improvements are being made to effluent treatment facilities in order to achieve compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements.