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Opinion: Kerry may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
Pat O'Toole
Monday's vote offers Kerry suppliers the opportunity to buy their dairy processor, but they need their fellow shareholders to vote with them in this deal.
12 December 2024 News
Dairygold increases November milk price
A base price of 46.56c/l excluding VAT will be paid by Dairygold for milk supplied last month.
11 December 2024 News
New calf boat in the offing
At the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), president Denis Drennan said members of the organisation viewed the ship in late November.
Dairygold claims rule change is a ‘new entrant’ issue
The Cork-based co-op said it will take supplies from dairy herds “within any area from which milk is accepted by the society”.
11 December 2024 News
Lakeland to make 13th payment on 2024 litres
Lakeland Dairies has announced an additional milk price payment on all litres supplied during 2024.
11 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Editorial: business case for Kerry
If a leading milk price can be paid then the business can work, Jack Kennedy writes.
11 December 2024 Editorial
ICOS refutes claim it objected to MDPO
MDPO interim chair James Doyle made the claim at a meeting organised by the group in Limerick this week.
11 December 2024 News
Pros outweigh the cons of three-way cross
Thoughts have turned again to breeding of our autumn-calving herd, writes Castlederg dairy farmer, Jessica Pollock
11 December 2024 Northern Ireland
'No clauses' on €50m leading milk price deal
The chair of Kerry Co-op said if the buyout was successful a new contract would be issued to suppliers by March or April of next year.
11 December 2024 News
Farmer views on Kerry deal: ‘I don’t see anything better going forward’
Kerry suppliers who spoke to Anne O’Donoghue at the information meeting held in Ennis last week were cautiously positive about the deal on offer.
11 December 2024 News
Proposed Kerry deal could cost farmers 3.4c/l for seven years, meeting hears
This is in addition to the equivalent of another 2.5c/l from milk cheques in years eight to 14, Brian Leslie told an MDPO meeting in Co Limerick.
10 December 2024 News
Milk supplied to co-ops up 15% in October 2024
Fat content for October 2024 was 4.93%, also up marginally from 4.92% in October 2023.
9 December 2024 News