# August Milk Price Increases Must Allow Irish Farmers Catch Up with Eu Returns - Irish Farmers' Association

> The Irish Farmers' Association says Irish milk prices lag EU dairy returns and urges co-ops to raise August milk prices by at least 1c/l. EU average butter reached €6,390/t on 3 September, up 155% from its May 2016 low.

- Date: 2017-09-11 · published 2017-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68979-august-milk-price-increases-must-allow-irish-farmers-catch-up-with-eu-returns
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Strong European butterfat values support higher milk prices and could push Irish co-ops to raise farmgate prices. This is a routine price-pressure call rather than a supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ifa.ie: https://www.ifa.ie/farm-sectors/august-milk-price-increases-must-allow-irish-farmers-catch-up-with-eu-returns/

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