High milk prices are a boost to winter milk producers but challenges remain, writes Aidan Brennan.
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The Dillane father and son partnership produce liquid milk all year round for Lee Strand Co-Op in Kerry
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There has been a few dairy producer organisations coming on stream this year, but it is not a new trend apparently.
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The NMA has stated that the incentives paid for contracted winter milk supplies in 2023 must continue to stem the exit from liquid milk.
The volumes of liquid milk supplied under contract for fresh consumption hit a more than 30-year low, National Milk Agency figures show.
Concerns over the decline of farmers in liquid milk production could see the end of the industry.
Reports from Lancet Regional Health Europe and WHO both target ultra-processed food as unhealthy.