Dairy
Superlevy Instalment Scheme costs Government €35m in 2015
The final cost of the Superlevy Instalment Scheme to the Government was €35.6m in 2015. Given the very high volumes of...
Milk Quota
Dairy
Huge increase in November milk supplies compared to 2014
Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 352.1m litres for November 2015, according to the latest figures...
Dairy
12 Member States exceeded milk quota by 2,938,000t
The total amount by which 12 Member States exceeded their national milk quotas for deliveries in the 2014/2015 quota year...
Dairy
See how other Member States have reacted to a quota-free Europe
The slight increase in EU milk deliveries in 2015 (at around 1%) hides significant differences in the development of milk...
Dairy
'Re-introduction of quotas by the back door would be criminally stupid'
Supply management or quotas has long proven to be a completely redundant policy measure, according to Conor Mulvihill European Affairs Executive at...
Dairy
EU's latest projections for EU milk production in 2015 released
Despite lower milk prices, EU milk deliveries in 2015 are expected to be nearly 1% above 2014, according to the European...
Dairy
Superlevy deferral scheme won't be in place for this month’s cheque - ICOS
The new Superlevy Instalment Scheme is ‘unlikely’ to be in place to impact on dairy farmers’ milk cheques this month,...
Dairy
Simple things done right on country's top dairy farm
‘Doing the simple things right’ was the key take away message from today’s open day on one of the country’s top...
Dairy
‘We are not in the business of supporting inefficient dairy farms’
Dairy farmers thinking of expanding need to be efficient first, the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney told the Teagasc/ICOS dairy...
Opinion
No point crying over spilt milk - quotas are gone and opportunity knocks
Today is possibly one of the most historically important days in Irish agriculture as we, finally, see the end of...
Dairy
Milk quotas come to an end after 31 years
Tuesday, March 31, was the last day of the milk quota regime. Introduced in 1984 as a temporary measure to...
Dairy
The Twitter reaction to milk quotas being abolished
Milk quotas in Europe will be abolished this week. For over 30 years farmers had limits on the amount of milk...
Dairy
Europe urged to 'act responsibly' as milk quotas end
As EU milk quotas come to an end this week, all countries have been urged to act responsibly and collectively...
Dairy
10 things you need to know about milk quota abolition
The European Commission has complied a list of frequently asked questions on the abolition of milk quotas. 1. Why and...
Dairy
Video: EU not going to be flooded with milk post quota - Hogan
The European Union will not be flooded with milk post quota despite the intentions of some Member States to increase...
Dairy
Milk quotas to end within days, but why were they introduced?
With the end of the EU milk quota system less than seven days away we look back at why they...
EU
Ministers to discuss milk market at meeting ahead of quota abolition
European Agriculture Ministers are to meet next week in the last European Agricultural Council meeting before the abolition of milk...
Dairy
No EU milk surge expected in 2015 despite quota expiry
There is set to be no surge in European milk production in 2015, according to the European Commission’s latest outlook...
