Revealed: Milk price paid to Kilkenny farmers in January by Tirlán

 Tirlán will pay a total of 58.08 cent per litre (cpl) (including VAT) for January creamery milk supplies at 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein.

The price includes a Seasonality Payment of 7 cpl (including VAT) that will be paid on all creamery milk volumes supplied in January that meet quality criteria.

The January milk price consists of the following:

• Base milk price of 50.58 cpl (including VAT), unchanged from December;
• A Seasonality Payment of 7.0 cpl (including VAT) which applies to all creamery milk volumes supplied during January that meet quality criteria. This payment also applies to non-contracted volumes from our Autumn calving and Liquid Milk scheme members;
• Sustainability Action Payment of 0.5 cpl (including VAT) to all qualifying suppliers.

The base price, Seasonality and Sustainability Action Payment will be adjusted to reflect the actual constituents of milk delivered by suppliers.

The actual average price paid by Tirlán for January creamery milk, based on delivered constituents and including seasonality, will be 67.53 cpl (including VAT).

Tirlán Chairperson John Murphy said: “For January, our milk price includes a 7 cent per litre Seasonality payment which is paid on all non-contracted milk volumes. We are very appreciative of all milk suppliers who supplied quality milk over the winter months.

“Dairy market returns are relatively stable as we enter the crucial period when European milk supply volumes ramp up through the spring. The Board will continue to monitor the dairy market on a monthly basis.”

Ahead of the 2025 breeding season, John Murphy reminded Tirlán milk suppliers that unconditional Seasonality Bonus Payments will remain unchanged for next winter: 5 cpl in December 2025; 7 cpl in January 2026 and 5 cpl in February 2026.