date:May 23, 2013
, production costs in both regions are broadly similar. The impact that imports from countries with lower standards and production costs can have on domestic prices was evident in 2005 when cheap Brazilian beef flooded into the EU.
On the liquid milk side, market deregulation with no provision for a higher seasonal milk price is leading to real pressure on production systems on both side of the Irish Sea. Sensible farmer co-operation in market management is required; otherwise the migration to