Your article on the appointment of RDJ by Kerry Co-op on the 19th of August is far from accurate. First and foremost, Kerry Co-op is owned by all the shareholders, 20 per cent of which are milk suppliers.

Secondly, the central issue in the arbitration is the amount that is owed to farmers – which is 7.39 cents/litre plus interest for the years 2015-2020.

What was clearly established in the first arbitration ruling was that the West Cork co-ops were included for price payment comparison.

It was careless to say the least that these facts were not checked before printing your article. I trust that you put the record straight.

Fergus McCarthy