# Why There's Scope for Up to 2c/l More for April Milk - Irish Farmers' Association

> Irish Farmers' Association dairy chairman Sean O'Leary says historically high international butter prices and rising prices for other dairy products allow Irish co-ops to lift April farm-gate milk prices by up to 2 cents per liter. Butter quotes in Oceania, the US, Germany and Italy are at multi-year highs, and EU Milk Market Observatory prices for butter, SMP, cheddar and WMP have been strengthening.

- Date: 2017-06-02 · published 2017-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4353-why-there-s-scope-for-up-to-2c-l-more-for-april-milk-irish-farmers-association
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher international butter and milk powder prices support farm-gate milk price increases in Europe and firm global dairy values.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ifa.ie: https://www.ifa.ie/markets-and-prices/why-theres-scope-for-up-to-2cl-more-for-april-milk/

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