Butter prices are down, farmers are getting less for their milk and cheese stocks are going into cold stores. But unlike other sectors, Ireland’s dairy industry is working as one and its businesses entered the crisis with strong balance sheets.
Contemptuous of cheddar, but jealous of Irish rain: a new study by Bord Bia’s French counterpart assesses the performance of Ireland among the world’s top dairy exporters and holds some lessons for the industry here.
Many sectors face severe disruption if Brussels and London fail to seal a Brexit agreement in the coming days. One would disappear: milk production and processing in Northern Ireland.
Industry experts warn of a “disproportionate” impact on Ireland as new US tariffs are set to hit European exports in two weeks’ time.
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