After a board meeting of Glanbia Ireland on Monday, some tweaks were announced to the new restrictions.
However, farmer anger at the new measures remains. Speaking at a Glanbia webinar on Tuesday, the chair John Murphy said the board will facilitate farmers who wish to exit the co-op on a case-by-case basis.
Other tweaks to the new rules include:
April peak allowance increased slightly. A new 10% volume tolerance between peak months established. Penalty deductions on actual volume increase, rather than difference from average.A higher 10% growth allowance for smaller farmers. Farmers can enter a new voluntary peak reduction scheme that will pay farmers 10c/l on every litre they don’t produce at peak.The measures announced by Glanbia in March are designed to limit the amount of extra milk that is produced during the peak months. Farmers who supply more milk than their reference amount will be paid 30% less for this milk, but Glanbia says this could turn into a charge for taking the milk if supplies are not reduced.
Murphy said the measures are temporary and are due to the delays in securing planning permission for the new cheese plant at Belview.
Glanbia is concerned that it will not have sufficient processing capacity for peak milk from 2022 until the new plant is built.
After a board meeting of Glanbia Ireland on Monday, some tweaks were announced to the new restrictions.
However, farmer anger at the new measures remains. Speaking at a Glanbia webinar on Tuesday, the chair John Murphy said the board will facilitate farmers who wish to exit the co-op on a case-by-case basis.
Other tweaks to the new rules include:
April peak allowance increased slightly. A new 10% volume tolerance between peak months established. Penalty deductions on actual volume increase, rather than difference from average.A higher 10% growth allowance for smaller farmers. Farmers can enter a new voluntary peak reduction scheme that will pay farmers 10c/l on every litre they don’t produce at peak.The measures announced by Glanbia in March are designed to limit the amount of extra milk that is produced during the peak months. Farmers who supply more milk than their reference amount will be paid 30% less for this milk, but Glanbia says this could turn into a charge for taking the milk if supplies are not reduced.
Murphy said the measures are temporary and are due to the delays in securing planning permission for the new cheese plant at Belview.
Glanbia is concerned that it will not have sufficient processing capacity for peak milk from 2022 until the new plant is built.
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