At 3.6% fat and 3.3% protein, Aurivo paid a base price of 23.7c/l excluding VAT and bonuses in November, while Arrabawn’s net farmgate price was 24.8c/l.

Both co-ops have decided to hold these prices for December.

Lakeland, Kerry and Glanbia also held their prices last week, while LacPatrick decided to pay an end-of-year bonus of 1c/l or 1p/l for December.