Tirlán confirms €5.9 million Trading Bonus payout

Over €3.2 million will be paid out to milk supplier Members who qualified for the Trading Bonus. The January milk payment for over 2,100 Tirlán milk suppliers will include a Trading Bonus payment of 0.25 cpl or an average of almost €1,500 per supplier.  Under the scheme, over €360,000 will issue to drystock farmer Members through the feed bonuses. A payment of €1.37m is currently being paid to grain suppliers, with an estimated further €0.9 million to issue in the summer months for dried grain supplies.

Tirlán Chairperson John Murphy expressed his gratitude to customers and suppliers for their continued support of Tirlán. “The Trading Bonus rewards farmers for trading with their own business,” he said.

2025 Trading Bonus Scheme

In December, Tirlán announced details of the 2025 Trading Bonus Scheme, which aims to reward farmer Members and customers for their loyalty and trade with Tirlán. The Co-op’s Chairperson John Murphy said: “The 2025 Trading Bonus Scheme is an evolution of the very successful Trading Bonus Scheme that has operated since 2018. The grain and beef and sheep feed schemes are similar to previous years. In 2025, we have changed the focus of the milk supplier element of the Trading Bonus to help our farmers drive milk solids production.”

2025 Dairy Feed Bonus 

Tirlán Chairperson John Murphy said: “Data from our new Milk Solids Tracker has highlighted the importance of adequate feeding in the spring to improve milk solids production and set herds up for good full season performance. In response, we have reshaped the dairy element of the Trading Bonus Scheme to focus on driving milk solids production through peak.”

• In 2025, a Dairy Feed Bonus* of €30 per tonne is available on purchases of GAIN Dairy Feed made between 1 January and 30 April (subject to an overall maximum quantity of 110,000 tonnes)*.
• In addition, a Calf Milk Replacer Bonus** payment of €60 per tonne is available for purchases of GAIN Calf Milk Replacer during the same period (subject to an overall maximum of 2,000 tonnes).

The 2025 Dairy Feed Bonus and Calf Milk Replacer Bonus, which replace the Milk Trading Bonus paid from 2018 to 2024, will be paid into milk suppliers’ trading accounts at the end of quarter 2, 2025.  There will be no Trading Bonus paid in quarter one of 2026 linked to 2025 milk supply volumes. 

2025 Grain Trading Bonus

The Grain Trading Bonus will continue to offer a payment of up to €10 per tonne of grain supplied for input purchases of greater than €60 per tonne in 2025 from Tirlán. A bonus rate of €7.50 per tonne will apply for input purchases of between €50 and €60 per tonne, while a rate of €5 per tonne will apply for input spend of €40 - €50 per tonne. The payments apply to both green and dried grain supplies from harvest 2025.

Table 1: 2025 Grain Supplier Trading Bonus*

_{**VAT flat rate addition will be paid on grain supplied by non-VAT registered farmers who have confirmed their non-VAT registered status in writing to Tirlán at the rate applicable at the time of payment. The example above is based on the current rate of 5.1%.}

Beef and Sheep Feed Trading Bonus

Beef and sheep farmer customers of Tirlán that are Co-op Members will qualify for a Feed Bonus on their tonnes purchased throughout the full year of 2025.

• For non-milk suppliers, the 2025 Beef and Sheep Feed Trading Bonus will be €10 per tonne of Beef and Sheep Feed products purchased from Tirlán;
• For non-milk suppliers, the 2025 Feed Trading Bonus will be €3 per tonne for straights. The feed trading bonus is not open to dairy feed purchases or to milk suppliers.

Notes on 2025 Trading Bonus Scheme:

• *€30 per tonne support on GAIN Dairy Feed will be capped at total sales of 110,000 tonnes.
• **€60 per tonne support on GAIN Calf Milk Replacer will be capped at 2,000 tonnes.
• If the total tonnage is exceeded before 30 April 2025, the promotion will close. This will be communicated to the customer at the time of any sale.
• Qualifying products for the 2025 Dairy Feed Bonus are Tirlán’s GAIN Dairy Feed and GAIN Calf Milk Replacer. 
• The 2025 Dairy Feed Bonus will be paid as a rebate to trading accounts in the second half of 2025.
• Normal credit terms apply.
• A reasonable usage limit on the promotion tonnes will apply for each customer – this will be calculated relative to cow numbers/milk supply.
• References to active customers of Tirlán are those who have purchased dairy feed using their trading account in the last 12 months. 
• Please refer to the detailed Terms and Conditions of each Bonus scheme for the terms of participation.