# IFA Lobbies Co-Op Boards with 10 Good Reasons to Hold the March Milk Price - Irish Farmers' Association

> The Irish Farmers' Association is lobbying dairy co-op boards to hold the March milk price, citing a ninth consecutive GDT rise and an index up 27.2% since November. It notes that European milk purchasers have held their March prices. The IFA also cites EU dairy returns of about 36c/l before processing costs.

- Date: 2019-04-02 · published 2019-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Ireland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8730-ifa-lobbies-co-op-boards-with-10-good-reasons-to-hold-the-march-milk-price
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure to hold milk prices reflects firming global dairy markets and tight European supply. The effect on feed markets is modest.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ifa.ie: https://www.ifa.ie/markets-and-prices/ifa-lobbies-co-op-boards-with-10-good-reasons-to-hold-the-march-milk-price/

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