The latest Milk Price Tracker – brought to you by Agriland and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) – details milk prices from the most significant Irish dairy co-ops for the month of June.

The co-ops within the Milk Price Tracker are ranked from highest to lowest price for base milk price only.

It is important to note that the cent-per-litre (c/L) milk prices shown in the table below are calculated using the widely accepted milk pricing system.

The conversion factor used is 1.03, which means that 1L of milk corresponds to 1.03kg of milk.

It is Agriland and ICMSA policy not to include support payments, bonuses, or additional payments in the calculation of the base milk price.

The majority of co-ops held their base milk price for the month of June, except for just three.

For May supplies, a lot of co-ops decided to drop their base milk price, but this month shows that prices have steadied, as many co-ops have reported that dairy markets are generally stable.

The general consensus seems to be that global dairy demand remains reasonably resilient, but the increasing global supply is beginning to put future returns under pressure.

The uncertainty around potential tariffs and geopolitical tensions are also hindering clarity, according to many co-ops.

The milk prices in the table are those quoted by co-ops for the month of June in 2025.

The four west Cork co-ops reclaim the top spot in the Milk Price Tracker as Carbery Group held its price for June and Aurivo dropped its base milk price by 0.75c/L.

Strathroy cooperative also dropped its base milk price by 0.5c/L, which resulted in Kerry Dairy Ireland, North Cork, Tirlán, and Centenary overtaking the co-op in the ranking as those four co-ops held their base milk price for June supplies.

The only other co-op to drop its base milk price for June supplies was Arrabawn/Tipperary cooperative, dropping its price by 0.5c/L.

Further details of bonuses and penalties for the Milk Price Tracker can be found by clicking here.

With regard to the latest Milk Price Tracker for June, the following explanatory notes  (all bonus and penalty payments are based on manufacturing milk) apply.

Unconditional bonuses:

Lakeland Dairies is paying an unconditional 0.47c/L (excl. VAT) on May supplies - adjusted for solids.

Conditional bonuses:

Arrabawn/Tipperary pays a 0.4c/L (excl. VAT) bonus on all milk with a somatic cell count (SCC) less than 200,000 cells/ml;
Arrabawn/Tipperary pays a 0.712/L (excl. VAT) sustainability bonus;
Aurivo is paying a 0.5c/L (excl. VAT) future milk sustainability bonus;
Aurivo has a milk storage bonus, which is available to suppliers with a minimum annual supply of 160,000L that have enough refrigerated storage capacity to cover seven milkings at peak production. The storage bonus of 0.44c/L was taken from the ‘C’ from September 2021. ‘C’ is 3.813;
Aurivo has a 0.21c/L (excl. VAT) protein bonus available for every 0.05% protein achieved above the co-op average protein % in an individual month;
Carbery Group pays a bonus of 0.5c/L (excl. VAT) from March to October and a 0.88c/L (excl. VAT) bonus from November to February to suppliers who achieve an SCC of less than 200,000 cells/ml;
In September 2022, Carbery began to pay a sustainability bonus of 0.5c/L to farmers who have committed to Carbery’s futureproof programme. This is 1.25c/L for 2025 and is paid on all milk supplied by farmers who have signed a sustainability pledge and complete three actions. This is paid in January each year;
Dairygold has a maximum bonus attainable by farmers who achieve the minimum requirements for six criteria (total bacteria count (TBC); thermoduric; sediment; SCC; lactose; and inhibitors). This cumulatively amounts to 0.4c/L (excl. VAT);
Dairygold has a 1.06c/L grassroots sustainability bonus payment for water quality, protected urea, soil health, education, milk recording, herd health and Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS);
Kerry Dairy Ireland are paying a sustainability bonus of 1.35c/L (excl. VAT) for a range of measures. This payment was introduced in January 2025. This includes the 0.4c/L (excl. VAT) bonus on all milk with an SCC less than 200,000 cells/ml and 0.1c/L (excl. VAT) for SDAS;
Lakeland is paying a 0.47c/L (excl. VAT) milk sustainability bonus;
North Cork pays a 0.2c/L (excl. VAT) bonus on all milk with an SCC of less than 200,000 cells/ml;
North Cork pays a 0.135c/L (excl. VAT) bonus if four milk recordings are carried out in the year. It will be paid the following January;
Strathroy pays a 0.25c/L (excl. VAT) bonus on all milk with an SCC of less than 200,000 cells/ml;
Strathroy also pays a 0.25c/L (excl. VAT) bonus on all milk with a total bacteria count (TBC) of less than 10,000 cells/ml;
Strathroy pays a 0.5c/L (excl. VAT) sustainability bonus. This was introduced in January 2024;
Tirlán is paying a sustainability action payment of 0.47c/L (excl. VAT).