milk prices

November prices back 27% on 2024

Almost one third has been wiped off the price of milk over the last 12 months, with North Cork Creameries paying the lowest price in the country.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

November prices back 27% on 2024

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Dairy Trends: a bad ending to a great year

Dairy Trends: a bad ending to a great year

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Listen: Farm Tech Talk 2025 review of the year

Listen: Farm Tech Talk 2025 review of the year

NEWS 23 December 2025

Farm Tech Talk: Brussels protest, bluetongue and milk price

Farm Tech Talk: Brussels protest, bluetongue and milk price

Farm Tech Talk: Brussels protest, bluetongue and milk price

NEWS 19 December 2025

Milk volumes need to fall for prices to recover - Ornua

Milk volumes need to fall for prices to recover - Ornua

Milk volumes need to fall for prices to recover - Ornua

NEWS 18 December 2025

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Tirlán knocks off 1.9c/l, announces winter bonuses and unveils €5.5m in rebates

Tirlán knocks off 1.9c/l, announces winter bonuses and unveils €5.5m in rebates

Tirlán is to pay bonuses of 4.76c/l for December, 6.66c/l for January and 4.76c/l for non-contracted milk deliveries, with these rates adjusted to reflect actual constituents.

NEWS 2 December 2025

Lakeland Dairies cut milk prices another 3.81c/l

Lakeland Dairies cut milk prices another 3.81c/l

The co-op has said that it will pay a loyalty payment worth 0.3c/l on all milk supplied in 2025.

NEWS 2 December 2025

Voluntary milk reduction scheme needs to be considered says ICMSA

Voluntary milk reduction scheme needs to be considered says ICMSA

ICMSA president Denis Drennan said the European Commission will have to act if the collapse in milk prices persists into the supply peak of 2026.

NEWS 2 December 2025

Drennan demands a 'workable' derogation

Drennan demands a 'workable' derogation

Minister Heydon said farming could not take its 'foot off the gas' on water quality.

NEWS 2 December 2025

Milk margins expected to fall below 2024 levels

Milk margins expected to fall below 2024 levels

The average milk price received by farmers was assumed to drop by over 10c/l year-on-year in Teagasc's calculations.

NEWS 2 December 2025

Dairy Trends: GDT auction drops by 4.3%

Dairy Trends: GDT auction drops by 4.3%

The drop in price at the Global Dairy Trade auction is the eighth time in a row that prices have fallen at the auction.

MARKETS 2 December 2025

Farm incomes forecast to drop almost 20% in 2026

Farm incomes forecast to drop almost 20% in 2026

It is predicted the majority of this decrease will be shouldered by dairy farms, with Teagasc economists estimating that incomes will fall on these farms by 42% on average to €80,000.

NEWS 2 December 2025

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