March 6, 2021 6:10 am
At the end of 2020, domestic milk intake in Ireland reached just shy of 8.3 billion litres – up more than 305 million litres on the 7.9 billion recorded for the previous year – according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
But where does Ireland fit in on a global scale?
We all know we are major players in the global dairy trading market, due to the sheer amount of dairy products we export; but in terms of overall milk production, where does Ireland fit in?
From the global scale of things, figures from Statista show that after the EU, the next largest milk producer is the US.
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD and chief executive of the National Dairy Council Zoe Kavanagh at the launch of a new fact book “Irish Dairy, Sustainable Ireland”. \ Robbie Reynolds
The National Dairy Council (NDC) has published a new fact book titled Irish Dairy, Sustainable Ireland as part of its work with the European Milk Forum.
The book, which is the third edition to be published in Ireland, outlines the actions being taken on Ireland s 18,000 dairy farms to improve sustainability, increase biodiversity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The main work highlighted in the publication is the more efficient use of fertiliser, grassland management, the use of low emissions slurry spreading equipment, water quality improvement and herd genomics.