While Tirlán/Fivemiletown is at the top of our main milk league analysis for November milk, as shown in Table B, it is Dale Farm who leads in the prices paid to 1m-litre suppliers of high and average solids milk.
The parameters used in the 1m-litre calculations are outlined in Table 1 on the opposite page.
When compared to October, butterfat and protein percentages are down slightly, in line with the actual milk solids recorded by processors in November 2025. However, that still leaves both high and average solids in our 1m-litre calculations ahead of that used in our 750,000l analysis.
As a result, Dale Farm is able to nip ahead of Tirlán because the NI co-op currently pays more for high solids than any of its rivals (see page 6).
The average 0.68p/l payout made under the Dale Farm milk production realignment scheme is also included in the analysis.
Behind the top two, Leprino Foods is in third for both high and average solids, mainly thanks to its 0.75p/l mozzarella bonus, as well as a 0.65p/l volume bonus.
Lakeland is up from fifth to joint fourth with Aurivo for high solids milk, due in part to the inclusion of its 0.25p/l 13th payment. Despite a higher starting price than some processors, Strathroy remains at the bottom of the table across all three quality parameters as it offers lower incentives for butterfat and protein.
Rolling prices
Shown in Table C are the average prices paid to 1m litre suppliers for high, average and low solids milk in the 12 months from December 2024 to November 2025.
Both Tirlán and Dale Farm hold on to the top two positions for high and average solids milk.
The main change is for Lakeland Dairies, which has moved up one place in each of the three milk qualities, mainly thanks to the inclusion of its 0.25p/l 13th payment, which applies to all milk produced in 2025.
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