Dairy Farmers Need Higher Milk Prices To Fund Fodder Purchases
Speaking after the IFA National Dairy Committee meeting, Chairman Tom Phelan said representatives from all around the country were vocal and frustrated: dairy farmers’ backs are to the wall, and only higher milk prices – starting with 1c/l for August milk – will help with the massive expenditure increase on fodder and feed necessary to keep the […]
Co-Ops Need To Start Working On Price Increases – IFA
IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan said that co-ops owe it to their suppliers to reflect in their May milk price decisions the 4.8c/l increase in EU returns and the several points higher than expected 105.4 pts May PPI. “The time for price cuts is now over. While cuts in supports by both Lakeland […]
IFA Writes To Co-ops To Keep Supporting April Milk Price
IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan wrote to all co-ops Chairmen and CEOs on behalf of the Committee, which met on Monday. The letter, which the Committee requested be read at the next board meeting, expressed appreciation of the support provided thus far by most co-ops, but stressed that the crisis is not over yet, […]
IFA Warns Co-ops: Don’t Kick Farmers While They’re Down
IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan has warned co-ops that they must not kick farmers while they’re down by cutting milk prices, but must instead utilise some of the strongly increased 2017 profits to show their understanding of the extreme hardship and stress levels on farms in the only way that will count for […]
Stressed Out Farmers Will Interpret Any March Milk Price Cut As Further Kick In The Teeth – IFA
IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan has warned co-ops that they must show their understanding of the extreme hardship and stress levels on farms in the only way that will count for dairy farmers – by holding the March milk price. Farmers appreciate the support co-ops have given through various fodder initiatives. However, […]
Co-ops Must Be Ready To Invest In Farmers’ Economic Sustainablility When Setting March Milk Prices – IFA
“The milk price decisions some co-ops took for February milk have shown just how out of touch they are with the massive challenges to their economic sustainability suppliers have been experiencing for the last number of months,” IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan has said. He said it is at least as important for […]
Co-Ops Have Better Understanding Of Pressures On Farmers – IFA
IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan has said differences between the milk price cuts announced by milk purchasers so far, from 1c/l from Lakeland to a massive 3c/l from Glanbia, show differences in the appreciation the co-ops have of the very real pressures a long winter, late spring and the most severe snow storm […]
All Co-Ops Must Increase July Milk Price – IFA
IFA Dairy Chairman Sean O’Leary has called on co-ops to follow the lead set by Lakeland and Glanbia and increase their July milk price by at least 1c/l. He said there is scope and justification for the increase based on current market returns and the positive market outlook. Sean O’Leary said IFA has […]
Irish Milk Prices Have A Way To Go To Catch Up With EU Competitors – IFA
As co-ops decide this week on their June milk price, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Sean O’Leary said they have some catching up to do to ensure Irish dairy farmers receive the full benefits from improving markets, and competitive milk prices relative to their European counterparts. Bearing in mind the 6.15c/l gap between best […]
Co-ops Must Commit To At Least Holding Milk Prices To Year End – O’Leary
Commenting on the Dairygold decision to hold their May milk price, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Sean O’Leary today (Monday) said that milk prices paid by all co-ops have fallen well under production costs in recent months, so that most dairy farmers were now deep into the red. He said to help support farmers’ […]
