Glanbia and Kerry are continuing to ‘hijack’ the higher constituents farmers achieve through hard work to inflate the co-ops' milk price, IFA dairy chair Tom Phelan has said.
“Many co-ops have been paying less than the Ornua PPI for some months," he said.
"Now, co-ops are allowing the gap to widen even further when it is clear that the higher May Ornua PPI milk price equivalent of 30.45cl plus VAT would allow most to pay at least 1c/l more,” he said.
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Phelan called on co-ops deciding May milk prices in the coming days to pass back fully justified increases of at least 1c/l and by committing to quote standard prices only (3.3% protein, 3.6% fat).
“This is unfair and unacceptable to farmers, especially when co-ops are also using the uncertainty of a potential Brexit impact which has yet to materialise, to justify not returning a fair milk price to farmers,” Phelan added.
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Glanbia and Kerry are continuing to ‘hijack’ the higher constituents farmers achieve through hard work to inflate the co-ops' milk price, IFA dairy chair Tom Phelan has said.
“Many co-ops have been paying less than the Ornua PPI for some months," he said.
"Now, co-ops are allowing the gap to widen even further when it is clear that the higher May Ornua PPI milk price equivalent of 30.45cl plus VAT would allow most to pay at least 1c/l more,” he said.
Phelan called on co-ops deciding May milk prices in the coming days to pass back fully justified increases of at least 1c/l and by committing to quote standard prices only (3.3% protein, 3.6% fat).
“This is unfair and unacceptable to farmers, especially when co-ops are also using the uncertainty of a potential Brexit impact which has yet to materialise, to justify not returning a fair milk price to farmers,” Phelan added.
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