Aurivo has held its base price for April milk at 28.46c/l excluding VAT, but dropped its early calving bonus.

Last month, Aurivo paid suppliers a price of 29.87c/l excluding VAT, but including a 1.48c/l unconditional early calving bonus.

In a statement, Aurivo said the average April payout would be 31.9c/l (incl. VAT).

A spokesperson said: “COVID-19 continues to negatively impact the returns from our global powder and bulk butter business. Aurivo board and management are doing everything possible to reduce the COVID-19 impact on the business."

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