Farmer ownership of assets on the line
Of 8,000 shareholders in 2004, only 5,000 were aware they were actual shareholders - or at least the larger ones. What is at stake is the farmers’ ownership of a considerable portion of the tangible co-op assets. Not valued since 1996, when €200m was cited as their value, today a figure of €2,000m would be more realistic.
The superstores and retail outlets have been upgraded and I believe the €40m spent on each of the new spreads and whey plants indicates increasing asset values ever before the property boom.
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