Milk Price
The end of the drought is finally in sight as rainfall is reported nationwide, but where has it left milk production?
Dairy
Carbery Group has announced its milk price for supplies in July, opting to increase its price by 0.5c/L, and offer a support payment.
Dairygold has announced its milk price for July supplies, and also announced a rebate of €20/t for feed delivered over a three-week period.
Tirlán has announced its milk price for July supplies, as well as an expanded support package for suppliers battling drought.
Kinisla has confirmed the price it will pay for July milk supplies, while also announcing an increase in its discount on dairy feeds.
As milk supplies "look certain to fall", dairy farmers have called on co-ops to raise prices.
The average European standard milk price for June fell by €0.10/kg but prices varied widely across the continent, new data has shown.
Dairy processor Carbery Group has confirmed its milk price for supplies in June, saying it will maintain its price.
The Dairygold board has increased the June Quoted Milk Price by 0.5c/L to 38c/L.
Tirlán has said it will pay a total of 38.08c/L for June milk supplies, in line with its previously announced three-month commitment.
Kinisla has held its milk price for June supplies.
Dairy News
The ICMSA has claimed that average milk suppliers are "down thousands" in the first half of 2026, compared to last year.
The Lakeland Dairies board said it has agreed to hold the price for milk for June.
Nine months of poor milk prices and high input costs have left dairy farmers struggling to produce at current prices, the ICMSA has warned.
Rising milk volumes, falling prices plus high production costs are causing " economic problems" for EU farmers, a producer group has warned.
Carbery Group has announced its milk price for supplies in May, deciding to maintain its price.
Tirlán today (Thursday, June 18) confirmed it has set a "floor price" of 38.08c/L, including VAT, for June, July and August milk supplies.
The Dairygold board today (Wednesday, June 17) confirmed it it has increased the May quoted milk price by 0.5c/l to 37.5c/L.
Agri-Business
Kinisla, the dairy processor previously known as Kerry Dairy Ireland, has confirmed its milk price for May supplies.
Lakeland Dairies has announced the price it will pay to farmer suppliers for May milk.
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has recorded a slight decline in its latest trading event today...
Fonterra has warned ongoing geopolitical tensions and persistent inflationary pressures could weigh on global dairy markets.
Carbery Group has announced its milk price for supplies in April, deciding to hold its price for the month.
