Essential info for Kilkenny farmers - major milk price confirmation

Tirlán will pay a total of 41.08 cent per litre (cpl) (including VAT) for February creamery milk supplies at 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein.

The February milk price consists of the following:

• Base milk price of 35.58 cpl (including VAT), unchanged from January;
• A Seasonality Payment of 5.0 cpl (including VAT) which applies to all creamery milk volumes supplied during February 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.

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The base price, Seasonality Payment 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 February creamery milk, based on delivered constituents, will be 47.99 cpl (including VAT).

On 20 January, the Tirlán Board confirmed its intention to hold the milk price for January and February supplies, subject to any unforeseen events.

Certainty
Tirlán Chairperson John Murphy commented: “We are pleased to be in a position to confirm our February milk price as announced two months ago.

“Farmers welcomed the certainty and support provided by a price commitment across the three-month period of December to February inclusive.

“In recent weeks there has been some welcome improvement in market prices. The Board will continue to monitor market developments on a monthly basis.”

The Board of Tirlán has agreed that the same rates of seasonality bonus payments will apply in December 2026 (5 cpl), January 2027 (7 cpl) and February of 2027 (5 cpl).