4 Nov 2013, 16:30
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will tomorrow meet with representatives from Omagh-based Strathroy Dairy, who run an extenstive distribution network north and south of the border.
4 November 2013
The Committee is expected to discuss their perspectives on the challenges facing the liquid milk producers and processors on the island of Ireland.
The meeting comes on foot of on-going concerns on the sustainability of an all year round supply of a domestic milk market.
Chairman of the Committee Andrew Doyle TD says: “The Committee looks forward to the opportunity to engage with representatives from Strathroy Dairy. With bases across the island, the company describes itself as having the largest route network of any Irish dairy. As a Committee, we are acutely aware of the pressure on pricing in this sector, with dairy farmers increasingly squeezed. Central to our discussions tomorrow will how best to secure the supply of fresh milk on a year round basis.”
The meeting takes place tomorrow Tuesday 5 November at 3:30pm in Committee Room 3 LH 2000. The meeting can be viewed online here.
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For further information please contact:
Paul Hand,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +353 1 618 4484
M: +353 87 694 9926