Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

How did dairy exports perform in 2017 in view of the fact that dairy production has increased by over 9% in the past year? In December alone there was a 13.7% increase in dairy production. I recently read an article produced by a man mentioned earlier, Commissioner Hogan, in which he made the point that alarm bells should be ringing with respect to dairy expansion. There is a perfect storm building involving Brexit, oversupply and Food Harvest 2025, with certain targets for increasing dairy production.

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