Milk Price
Carbery has announced an increase in its base milk price for March, and has also announced an additional 1.5c/L from its Stability Fund.
Dairy
Costs have skyrocketed in the first quarter this year, yet the money dairy farms are getting for their milk supplies is still bottomed out.
Dairy farmers in Australia are calling for the price of milk to increase by at least 30c/L tas fuel and fertiliser costs escalate.
The Dairygold board has today (Friday, April 17) confirmed that it has increased the March quoted milk price by 1c/L to 37c/L.
Kerry Dairy Ireland has today (Wednesday, April 15) become the latest processor to confirm the price it will pay for milk supplied in March.
Agri-Business
Milk price may remain "under pressure" for the rest of 2026, despite some stability forecast for markets in the second half of the year.
Lakeland Dairies today (Wednesday, April 15) reported an increase in turnover to €1.93 billion for 2025 up from €1.75 billion in 2024.
Dairy News
Tirlán has today (Wednesday, April 15) confirmed that it will pay a total of 37.08c/L, including VAT, for March milk supplies.
The Ornua Monthly Purchase Price Index (PPI) for the month of March is 121.9, up from the previous month at 121.6.
Milk prices held fairly steady this month, with the majority of co-operatives holding the same milk price offered for January supplies.
Carbery today (Thursday, March 19) confirmed that it will hold its milk price for February and also continue with a market support payment.
Tirlán has said it will pay a total of 41.08c/L for February milk. The processor has also asked farmers to consider bluetongue vaccination.
Kerry Dairy Ireland has today (Monday, March 16) confirmed the price it will pay suppliers for milk collected in February.
The board of Dairygold has said it will maintain the February quoted milk price at 36c/L, this is unchanged from January.
The Lakeland Dairies board today (Tuesday, March 10) confirmed it will hold the price for milk for February.
Milk prices seem to have finally bottomed out, with all co-ops holding relatively steady for January milk supplies.
New Zealand dairy co-op Fonterra has lifted its forecast farmgate milk price as it warned of a risk of further market volatility.
Carbery Group has maintained its milk price for the month of January.
Dairygold has said it will maintain the January quoted milk price at 36c/L.
Kerry Dairy Ireland has said that it will pay a 'base price top up' as part of its milk price for January.
The Lakeland Dairies Board today (Thursday, February 12) confirmed it will hold the price for milk for January.
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association has said there would be "no justification" for reductions in January milk prices.
Milk prices have completely bottomed out after another month of pay cuts from processors as prices dip below cost of production.
