Lakeland Dairies has announced a milk price for June – with the base price increasing. In the Republic of Ireland, a base price of 30c/litre (including VAT) will be paid for milk supplied in June. This represents a price increase of 1c/l on the May price. In Northern Ireland, a base price of 24.25p/l will be paid for June milk. "There was slightly less demand for the cheese Private Storage Scheme with just under 48,000 tonnes offered while SMP saw just over 20,000 tonnes offered into private storage," Dr Meehan said.

Source: Irish Independent July 10, 2020 14:15 UTC