The current situation of the Irish dairy industry

Ireland is located on the central and southern parts western Europe. It has a superior natural environment for agricultural development along with a vast area of grassland. Under the influence of the North Atlantic warm current, the climate is mild and humid. Winters are not extremely cold and summers are not extremly hot. The environment is very suitable for animal husbandry. In recent years, the Irish dairy industry has made remarkable achievements with a gradual improvement in the scale level and the rising number of dairy cows. The production of fresh milk has increased significantly, and the pricing system of high-quality fresh milk has constantly improved as well. The dairy processing industry is highly developed, and the per capita consumption of dairy products is at the forefront of the European Union and even the world. A remarkable increase in the net export of a wide variety of dairy products has been observed. The supporting policies related to dairy production, trade, and other industries are perfect. The development of the Irish dairy industry has provided some experience for the development of the sairy industry in our country. It is suggested that our country should improve the mechanism of interest linkage of the dairy industry, explore the mechanism of pricing system of fresh milk, encourage the development of dairy processing in the aquaculture sector, and improve the level of social service of the dairy industry.