There are no changes in the milk price for any of the co-ops in the first division this month.
The four west Cork co-ops, together with Boherbue and Dairygold, have held onto their positions in the first division for the October milk league with milk prices from €5.2082 to €5.1945/kg milk solids.
Glanbia paid €5.1720/kg to top division two, with Aurivo, who paid the same price of €5.1665/kg as the previous month, coming in after them.
Lakeland, who increased their milk price to €5.1626/kg this month, came next in the second division followed by Monaghan, Kerry, Tipperary, Arrabawn and North Cork completing this division paying between €5.1455/kg and €5.1263/kg milk solids.
Centenary/Thurles paid €5.1032/kg to come in ahead of Wexford’s €4.9154/kg in division three.
Explanatory notes
Milk collected ex-farm.Cash price is as follows: A+B-C; prices paid for each kg of fat and protein minus costs (C processing cost).SCC 400,000.TBC 50,000.Creamery average price is now published in €/kg.Centenary / Thurles pay an additional 0.2c/l bonus for all milk supplied under 200,000 cell count.Tipperary pays a bonus of 0.1c/l plus vat for less than 200,000 SCC. This would leave 1.68c/l of their attainable bonus available at 50,000 TBC and 400,000 SCC.Dairygold have a quality bonus points system where suppliers can achieve an additional 0.4c/l for 55 points. They pay 0.1c/l of that for milk at 50,000 TBC and 400,000 SCC. Kerry pay a 0.2c/l bonus for milk under 200,000 SCC, Aurivo pay 0.28c/l extra for milk under 250,000 SCC and also an additional 0.44c/l for suppliers with a tank capacity for seven milkings.Bandon, Barryroe, Lisavaird and Drinagh also pay 0.5c/l for milk supplied below 200,000 SCC. Wexford pays a 0.3c/l bonus on all milk supplied under 200,000 SCC.Wexford have a 0.35c/l levy to partially fund their buy-back from Dairy Crest.All quality related conditional bonuses that are available to all producers are included in the creamery average price.