Creamery milk intakes rocket to a record high
Stronger milk prices and an increase in cow numbers resulted in a 458m litre lift in output last year. Milk intakes by creameries reached a record level of 8,754m litres. This represents an increase of 5.5% when compared with 2020. Data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) indicates that the volume of milk processed by creameries increased from 8,296m litres in 2020 to 8,754m litres in 2021. Figures from the…