Tirlán holds April milk price as previously announced

Tirlán will hold its April base milk price at 35c/l excluding VAT as previously announced.

Last month, Tirlán announced a three-month milk price commitment in order to provide greater certainty for Tirlán milk suppliers as they approached the peak milk supply period.

The sustainability action payment of 0.48c/l will be paid out to qualifying suppliers again this month, bringing the total milk price to 35.48c/l ex-VAT.

The base price and sustainability action payment will be adjusted to reflect the actual constituents of milk delivered by suppliers, Tirlán has said.

The average supplier milk price at delivered constituents will come to 39.73c/l ex-VAT for April supplies.

New chair

“We are very conscious of the ongoing cost pressures facing our milk suppliers and of the need for greater certainty during the peak production period,” new Tirlán chair Ger O’Brien said, commenting on the announcement.

He said that the three-month price commitment announced for March, April and May milk supplies had been welcomed by members of the co-op’s representative structure.

“As a farmer-owned co-operative, milk suppliers can be assured that our team continue to focus on maximising prices in the marketplace and any improvements in market returns, should they arise, will ultimately be returned to our farmers.”

In terms of current market developments, O’ Brien said that milk supply remains strong in all of the main dairy export regions.

“Prices for skim milk powder and other protein products have increased due to strong consumer demand. However, butter prices have been under pressure due to strong supply.”

Peak milk production

O’Brien said that Tirlán is now reaching peak milk supply volumes for the 2026 season.

“We are currently at record milk supply levels, with peak week volumes expected to approach 98 million litres,” he said.

He paid tribute to everyone across the milk supply chain, from farm employees to milk hauliers and processing teams for their continued commitment and professionalism during this critical period.