West Cork October Milk Price Increase Yields 29 to 30 Cent Per Litre for First Time in 18 Months
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IFA National Dairy Chairman Sean O’Leary today (Tuesday) said the announcement by Carbery that they would increase their payout to the West Cork co-ops by 1.5c/l means the co-ops would be paying 29c/l to 30c/l including VAT – making them the first of any co-ops to reach that level since May 2015.
Sean O’Leary added that the decision by Glanbia to increase the price by 2c/l to 28c/l (including VAT and a 1c/l co-op top up) also established the fact that co-ops could increase by more than 1c/l in October.
“I believe this proves that other co-ops can do considerably better than 1c/l on October milk when they meet this week to set the milk price. I would remind them that the Ornua PPI justifies at least a 2c/l increase, while the EU average dairy market returns are equivalent to a milk price of at least 30c/l,” Sean O’Leary said.