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Glanbia moves on July milk price
Jack Kennedy
Following a board meeting Glanbia has announced an increase in milk price for milk supplied for the month of July.
27 July 2022 Markets
Fixed milk prices move up again
Following a decision by Ornua to further support those co-ops with fixed milk price challenges a number of the co-ops have increased top-up's for fixed milk prices.
22 June 2022 Northern Ireland
Heavy income hit with fixed price milk
Farmers are incurring significant reductions in income on milk committed under fixed-price schemes during 2022.
Jordan defends Ornua's actions on fixed milk price schemes
Ornua has offered to increase the contractual purchase price on 10% of the volumes supplied under FMPs but this is subject to conditions.
22 June 2022 News
Dempsey at Large: Glanbia's milk scheme and Israeli beef
Forward selling at fixed prices in potentially volatile markets is a risky business.
1 June 2022 Opinion
Ornua support for fixed milk price schemes
Ornua is supporting fixed milk price schemes while May milk supply volumes fall again, continuing a downward trend in national milk volumes.
1 June 2022 News
Ornua member bonus lifts again in 2021
Ornua, the co-op that centralises export of product out of Ireland under the Kerrygold brand, has released annual results for 2021 and changed how it reports profits.
1 June 2022 News
More co-ops move on fixed milk price increases
With a gap of over 15c/litre between fixed milk prices and market prices a lot of the co-ops have made a move to increase the fixed milk price.
25 May 2022 News
Letter regarding issues with fixed milk price schemes
"My deepest sympathies are with the Glanbia suppliers in precarious situations with large volumes of milk committed to fixed milk price contracts." - Eoin Corrigan, Lakeland Dairies supplier.
25 May 2022 Letters
Letter expressing frustration regarding Glanbia's fixed price support scheme
The scheme title suggests it is a support scheme, but upon closer observation it is clear that it is far from such - Name and address with the editor.
25 May 2022 Letters
Aurivo increases fixed milk price payments
Aurivo has announced an increase to the payment rates in its fixed price milk schemes in NI.
25 May 2022 Northern Ireland
Fixed price dominates Glanbia AGM
Farmers with high proportions of milk at fixed prices spoke emotionally at the Glanbia AGM.
25 May 2022 News