Milk quotas in Europe will be abolished this week. For over 30 years farmers had limits on the amount of milk they could sell. That all ends on April 1, 2015. Here is a selection of tweets in reaction to milk quotas ending.
Video: A short history of milk quotas in the EU, which are now being abolished. http://t.co/8k9lKgQUA9 via #milkquotaend
— EPinIreland (@EPinIreland) March 31, 2015
I’m going to a party tonight where a cow will be milked by hand in a parish hall to celebrate #MilkQuotaEnd. Honestly. I really am. — Kieran Cuddihy (@kierancuddihy) March 31, 2015
Last day of Milk Quotas! – opportunity for growth and expansion is exciting but needs to be managed and sustainable pic.twitter.com/Ao9E3ZRnLc
— Simon Coveney (@simoncoveney) March 31, 2015
I’m delighted to be in Luxembourg today to mark the historic end of milk quotas #MilkQuotaEnd @EU_Agri @UE_Luxembourg pic.twitter.com/sxa2siEKeu — Phil Hogan (@PhilHoganEU) March 30, 2015
Comment: Milk quotas end – the battle is won, but the war continues http://t.co/Jc2lYUUk3z
— Agriland (@AgrilandIreland) March 30, 2015
Farmers are preparing for the abolishment of milk quotas:
EU Milk Quotas ending today 31/03/2015. Start of a new era #Milk #MilkQuotas pic.twitter.com/LlqGVUdqLN — Mike Brady (@BradyGroupAgri) March 31, 2015
— robert hunter (@carndreen) March 31, 2015
Obligatory ‘last load of quota milk leaving the farm’ photo pic.twitter.com/DB2FAhZ6B8 — Kieran Mc Dermott (@KieranMcD77) March 31, 2015
The sun is rising on what is the final day’s milking for Aurivo dairy farmers under the quota regime #dairy #milkquotas
— Aurivo Co-operative (@AurivoCo_op) March 31, 2015
EU milk quotas are coming to an end. For 30 years, EU countries had limits on the amount of cow’s milk delivered to factories or sold. #ntfm — Newstalk 106-108fm (@NewstalkFM) March 31, 2015
First of 2015, and one of the last milk quota 99’s…Will we see a price decrease? pic.twitter.com/giXP75xGv6
— Gregory Higgins (@GT_Higgins) March 18, 2015 [yes-app]
With farmers around the country hosting parties to mark the end of milk quotas, it seems the overall reaction at ground level is one of positivity.
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