Call for Ornua price move to be questioned

Chairman of the ICMSA Dairy Committee Noel Murphy has challenged the diary processor Ornua to justify its estimate of processing costs at 1.9 cents per litre for Purchase Price Index purposes for the month of February.

It seems extraordinary, he commented, that an increase of 25% should be arrived at when there have actually been falls in energy costs, one of the principal price components. These have actually been falling for some time.

“The reality of the pressures facing farmers seems to be lost on Ornua. Do they even know or care that many of them are still producing milk below the cost of production?” the Milltown dairy farmer asked.

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CSO figures point to major concerns over price volatility

IFA President Francie Gorman said the latest CSO figures for agriculture in 2023 highlight the price volatility that Irish farmers are exposed to in the current market.

“Latest CSO figures only further highlight the pressures that farmers are facing at farmgate. 

“There is a price squeeze still taking place and margins are eroding on farms,” he said.

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