Tirlán January milk price 43.08 cpl

Tirlán will pay a total of 43.08 cent per litre (cpl) (including VAT) for January creamery milk supplies at 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein.

The January milk price consists of the following:

• Base milk price of 35.58 cpl (including VAT), unchanged from December;
• A Seasonality Payment of 7.0 cpl (including VAT) which applies to all creamery milk volumes supplied during January that meet quality criteria. This payment also applies to non-contracted volumes from our Autumn calving and Liquid Milk scheme members;
• Sustainability Action Payment of 0.5 cpl (including VAT) to all qualifying suppliers.

The base price, Seasonality Payment and Sustainability Action Payment will be adjusted to reflect the actual constituents of milk delivered by suppliers.

The actual average price paid by Tirlán for January creamery milk, based on delivered constituents, will be 52.36 cpl (including VAT).

On 20 January, the Tirlán Board confirmed its intention to hold the milk price for January and February supplies, subject to any unforeseen events. In effect, this confirms a milk price of 41.08 cpl for February, inclusive of a seasonality bonus payment of 5cpl.

Tirlán Chairperson John Murphy commented: “We are pleased to be in a position to confirm our January milk price as announced last month. Farmers welcomed the certainty provided by a price commitment across the three-month period of December to February. There has been some welcome stability in the markets, which is a positive development. The Board will continue to monitor market developments on a monthly basis.”

Tirlán confirmed that an unconditional seasonality bonus payment of 5cpl will be paid for any February milk volumes that do not qualify for Liquid Premium or the Autumn Calving Scheme. The Board of Tirlán has agreed that the same rates of seasonality bonus payments will apply in December 2026 (5 cpl), January 2027 (7 cpl) and February of 2027 (5 cpl).

Change to VAT rate

This month’s milk payment is based on the reduced VAT Flat Rate Addition which applies for payments made after 1 January 2026. In Budget 2026 (announced on 7th October 2025), the government reduced the VAT Flat Rate addition for non-VAT registered farmers from 5.1% to 4.5%. Based on Tirlán’s VAT-inclusive milk price of 36.08cpl, the base milk price for January and February milk should be reduced by 0.21cpl to adjust for the reduction in the VAT rebate from the Government. The Board has decided to absorb this cost in the short term, but confirmed that it will be reflected in milk pricing from March milk onwards.

Tirlán Co-op Support package

In December, Tirlán Co-op announced a targeted €5.5 million Dairy Support Package aimed at supporting milk suppliers through the early stages of the 2026 lactation. In order to recognise and reward those who trade with their Co-op, rebates are available to Tirlán Milk Suppliers who spent at least 5 cpl with their Co-op in 2025, or who do so in 2026.

From 4 January to 2 May 2026, qualifying Tirlán milk suppliers can avail of the following Supports:

• A €40 per tonne rebate on GAIN Dairy Feed purchases;
• A €60 per tonne rebate on Calf Milk Replacer purchases;
• A €10 per tonne rebate of Irish rolled cereal purchases;
• A €3 per tonne rebate on Straights.

The rebates will be paid into qualifying farmers’ trading accounts in the second quarter of 2026. A second payment run will be made before year end for those who qualify based on their 2026 trade.

As part of the Support package, anti-parasitic prescriptions from Tirlán Co-op will be provided free of charge for all of 2026, delivering further cost savings for milk suppliers.