Kerry disquiet continues with over 300 at meeting in Limerick
AROUND 300 Kerry Group milk suppliers gathered in Adare to discuss the ongoing battle with Kerry on milk price.
One attendee said there was a lot of anger and unrest amongst those present.
“The amount of younger suppliers present was very evident. The relationship between Kerry and a lot of its suppliers is at breaking point,” they said.
The milk price paid by Kerry, the arbitration case that was won and the mobility of the supplier milk pool was discussed at length.
The meeting on Wednesday, August 30, follows protests at Kerry’s ‘red brick building’ in Charleville and Kerry Group headquarters in Tralee over the summer.
At the meeting in the Woodlands House Hotel one farmer said he wants to move his milk away from Kerry as he is “fed up of the serious lack of respect shown by Kerry”.
Another suggestion was for farmers to boycott Kerry for all inputs. A different man wanted to protest at Kerry’s global technology and innovation centre, Naas.
A second meeting is planned for a couple of weeks time with some very high profile speakers discussing milk producer groups and the whole legality of setting up a group.
A WhatsApp group has been set up for any Kerry milk suppliers wishing to join. All anyone interested needs to do is to send a WhatsApp to 0892001157.