Dairy UK warns of Irish milk glut for UK

David Curry, Dairy UK chairman, recently told a dairy audience that phasing out of EU export subsidies may have negative effects for the UK’s already-beleagured farmers.

“There is a danger that if the export route was closed, large volumes of Irish milk would be seeking a home on the British market at heavily discounted prices.|
Curry also further predicted: “The phasing out of export subsidies would have a significant impact in Northern Ireland, which depends on exports of dairy products, particularly whole milk powder.” The Republic of Ireland is a major user of export subsidies.
CAP will also have to be readjusted to privde for any WTO agreement currently in the works at Doha. “Far from being minimalist, the 2008/2009 review of the CAP would need to be far-reaching to comply with a WTO agreement,” Curry said.