Milk intake by Irish co-ops was estimated at 654.7m litres for October 2020, representing an 8.3% increase over October 2019, data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has shown.

During the period January to October 2020, domestic milk intake was estimated at 7.6bn litres, an increase of 3.7% when compared with the corresponding period in 2019.

Butter production increased by 14.4% to 23,140t in October of this year, while the total milk sold for human consumption fell by 13.7%.

Milk price

All processors held their milk price for October, with Glanbia milk suppliers receiving 29.41c/l, Carbery at 29.8c/l, Dairygold at 30.12c/l, and Lakeland at 30.36c/l.

The overall positive trend in milk markets confirmed farmers’ impression that co-ops had not stretched themselves in October’s milk price, possibly with one eye on an impending Brexit mess, ICMSA dairy committee chair Gerald Quain said.

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