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The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee has welcomed the decision of Glanbia Ireland to increase its base milk price by 1.68cpl to 29.68cpl. Including the monthly share of profit (0.42cpl), the new total of 30.1cpl is now in line with the market returns and expectations. The Chairperson, Ger Quain, had asked all milk purchasers to pay at least 30cpl for June…
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ICMSA has highlighted the need to integrate the dairy and beef sectors and called on the new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to introduce a scheme to do just that and produce beef that is sustainable, profitable and suitable for the marketplace. The chairperson of the association’s Livestock…
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The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee, Mr. Gerald Quain, has welcome the decision of Lakeland Dairies to increase its milk price to 30 cents per litre which is in line with market returns. The reality is that dairy markets have recovered from the Covid-19 shock and the minimum milk price…
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Responding to the announcement today (Friday, 10 July) by the President of the European Council in relation to Covid-19 Recovery Fund, the President of ICMSA, Mr. Pat McCormack said ICMSA welcomed the inclusion of a proposed €5billion Brexit Reserve Fund which is absolutely essential in the context of the next…
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Speaking following a meeting with the new Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine, Mr. Barry Cowen on the key priorities facing the agriculture sector, the President of ICMSA, Mr. Pat McCormack said, that ICMSA impressed on the Minister the need for sustainable farm incomes to be delivered and to be…
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Speaking following the latest auction in the Global Dairy Trade, Mr. Gerald Quain, ICMSA Dairy Committee Chairperson has said that the increase of 8.3% is very significant and vindicates ICMSA’s view that there is significant positive momentum in the dairy market at present. It also shows that price increases must…
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The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Livestock Committee has said that he had “no doubt” that factories should be paying more than they are at present for cattle: “The number of finished cattle will tighten going forward. As of 1 May 2020, the number of male cattle over 12 months of age is…
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The Chairperson of ICMSA’s Dairy Committee has stated that dairy markets have again moved forward during June with all the statistics pointing to improved returns from the marketplace and, on that basis, all Co-ops should be at least paying 30 cents per litre for milk supplied in June. Ger Quain…
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The President of ICMSA has said that the announcement by Tesco that the sales of steaks in their outlets had “rocketed” by 40% during the COVID lockdown was very interesting but not for the reason that Tesco imagined. Mr. Pat McCormack said that no single piece of data illustrated…
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