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Where are our post-quota 190,015 extra dairy cows?

December 25, 2019

Dairy

The year 2015 marked the end of an era for the dairy industry, as this was the year quotas were abolished and the…

Superlevy Instalment Scheme costs Government €35m in 2015

August 27, 2016

Dairy

The final cost of the Superlevy Instalment Scheme to the Government was €35.6m in 2015. Given the very high volumes of milk produced across…

Dairy demands on the table at EU Council of Ministers meeting today

June 27, 2016

Dairy

Today’s Council of EU Agriculture Ministers meeting in Luxembourg will hear the demands of EU Minister of Agriculture around possible solutions to the…

Search on for legal basis to further extend Superlevy payments says Minister

May 24, 2016

Dairy

The search is on to find a legal basis to further extend the superlevy repayments of Irish dairy farmers. Already a facility to…

Who will finance new measures for EU farmers to cut milk production?

March 17, 2016

The European Commission this week announced that it will allow the voluntary supply management of milk during periods of price downturns. The controversial move…

Supply management for milk offers ‘no solution’ to dairy crisis, says expert

March 14, 2016

Dairy

Seeking to regulate the EU milk market by managing supply would ‘undermine rather than support’ the future of dairy farming in the EU,…

Ireland can exceed 2020 milk target – Rabobank

February 8, 2016

Agri-Business

Rabobank’s dairy global strategist believes Ireland can exceed its target to increase milk supply by 50% before 2020, based on the capacity of…

Here’s the final Irish milk production figures for the first year post quota

January 29, 2016

Dairy

The CSO has today released its official figures for Irish milk production in 2015 the first full year post quota. Irish milk supplies…

Huge increase in November milk supplies compared to 2014

January 14, 2016

Dairy

Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 352.1m litres for November 2015, according to the latest figures from the Central…

Claim that Coveney didn’t take Chief State Solicitor advice on Glanbia milk quota irregularities case

November 25, 2015

Agri-Business

Sinn Fein TD, Martin Ferris has said in the Dail this week that he has received information that the Chief State Solicitor recommended that…

12 Member States exceeded milk quota by 2,938,000t

October 23, 2015

Dairy

The total amount by which 12 Member States exceeded their national milk quotas for deliveries in the 2014/2015 quota year has been revealed.…

See how other Member States have reacted to a quota-free Europe

October 12, 2015

Dairy

The slight increase in EU milk deliveries in 2015 (at around 1%) hides significant differences in the development of milk production in the…

Watch: Glanbia ‘irregular’ milk supplier controversy hits Dail floor

October 7, 2015

Agri-Business

The controversy over the decision by the Department of Agriculture that a prosecution is not warranted in relation to possible milk quota irregularities involving…

Final superlevy bill revealed and it’s more than previously estimated

September 18, 2015

Dairy

Irish dairy farmers superlevy bill is higher than expected – Agriland can reveal. The final quota position for puts Ireland 4.4% over quota…

‘Re-introduction of quotas by the back door would be criminally stupid’

August 12, 2015

Dairy

Supply management or quotas has long proven to be a completely redundant policy measure, according to Conor Mulvihill European Affairs Executive at Irish Co-operative Organisation…

Great map of milk production across the EU (Ireland is miles ahead!)

July 28, 2015

Dairy

Despite lower milk prices, EU milk deliveries in 2015 are expected to be nearly 1% above 2014, according to the European Commission It means…

Department estimates 6,500 dairy farmers were over quota (facing €69m bill)

July 27, 2015

Dairy

There were approximately 6,500 farmers over quota in the last quota year, according to latest Department estimates. Just under 3,700 dairy farmers have…

EU’s latest projections for EU milk production in 2015 released

July 14, 2015

Dairy

Despite lower milk prices, EU milk deliveries in 2015 are expected to be nearly 1% above 2014, according to the European Commission’s latest outlook…

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