Just as farmers ramp up production to take advantage of the end of EU quotas, they'll get half a billion euros less for their milk than in 2014.

And they're also facing a €100m fine for producing too much milk last year, the Dáil agriculture committee heard.e 

Average prices this year would be around 27c per litre, which was significantly below the cost of production for many.

Newstalk Lunchtime's Jonathan Healy went to visit a farm in Minane Bridge County Cork to see how this is affecting farmers.

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