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For a dairy farmer supplying 1m litres annually, Table B outlines prices paid for May supplies across the three different qualities shown in Table 1 on the opposite page.
For good-quality milk, the average price paid across all processors was 27.44p/l, down by 0.36p/l on the previous month.
Aurivo paid the highest price across all processors with 27.65p/l for milk collected on alternate days. Lakeland is closely behind with a price of 27.64p/l.
Milk solids
At the outlined parameters for good-quality milk, Aurivo paid 0.1p/l more than Lakeland on milk solids.
However, Lakeland pays a premium of 1p/l at the outlined TBC and SCC levels, compared to Aurivo paying a 0.8p/l bonus. Once transport is factored in, just 0.01p/l separates both processors.
Glanbia Cheese finished third thanks to the 0.4p/l mozzarella bonus and 0.65p/l volume bonus, which both add to its final price.
Average quality
For average-quality milk, Strathroy paid the highest price to a 1m litre producer in May, with an alternate day price of 26.23p/l.
Aurivo is in second place on 26.19p/l, with Glanbia Milk/Fivemiletown joint third. Lakeland, Dale Farm and Glanbia Cheese round out the table.
Rolling 12-month price
Table C outlines the rolling 12-month price paid by each processor across good, average and below-average quality milk.
Dale Farm continues to top the rolling league for good and average quality milk, despite competing processors paying a higher price during April and May.
On good-quality milk, Dale Farm paid 29.84p/l on alternate-day collection, with Lakeland in second on 29.64p/l.
Aurivo holds on to third place on 29.52p/l followed by Glanbia Milk/Fivemiletown in joint fourth.
Moving to average-quality milk, Dale Farm has paid a 12 month rolling price of 28.53p/l followed by Glanbia Cheese in second place on 28.42p/l.
Aurivo again finishes in third place on 28.29p/l, with Lakeland in fourth on 28.14p/l, leaving Glanbia Milk/Fivemiletown and Strathroy to round out the table.
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