#Ireland: Strap yourselves in, the #globalmilkmarket promises to be a rough ride

Irish dairy farmers will have to surf turbulent times to exploit long-term growth

While milk prices have steadied in the first quarter of 2015, they are still some way off their peak. Photograph: Nigel Marple/Reuters

Last year marked the end of a six-year, China-driven boom in milk prices. Beijing’s stockpiling of milk powder, Russia’s trade response to western sanctions over theUkraine, and a bumper production year sent the market into a nosedive... (Read more)

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