Dairygold has left its milk price for April unchanged at 29.8c/l excluding VAT (at 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein). The co-op had already held its price last month. The Dairygold price includes a 0.5c/l quality bonus.

Meanwhile, Carbery announced that it has held its base price for April at 30.73c/l excluding VAT for manufacturing milk at 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein.

Aurivo announced a base price of 29.33c/l for April milk yesterday, while the Global Dairy Trade auction rose for the fifth consecutive time.

Earlier this month the IFA set out 10 reasons for processors to ‘set ambitious milk prices’ for April.