# 'Out of season milk bonuses are temporary, farmers need a sustainable long-term market cost': Money from rising prices not coming to dairy producers, says UFU

> Northern Ireland’s major milk processors offer winter bonuses of about 3 pence per litre for several months to encourage production in the off-season. The Ulster Farmers’ Union says the bonuses are temporary and calls for a lasting increase in base milk prices, arguing that rising milk prices are not being passed on to producers while their costs increase.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-11T00:13:35.634Z
- Category: market · region Northern Ireland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/92454-out-of-season-milk-bonuses-are-temporary-farmers-need-a-sustainable-long-term
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A higher year-round farmgate milk price would support dairy production and producer viability, while the current seasonal bonuses provide only temporary relief. The call signals pressure for higher prices paid to milk suppliers, but does not establish an immediate change in market supply or prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Sources

- newsletter.co.uk: https://www.newsletter.co.uk/country-and-farming/out-of-season-milk-bonuses-are-temporary-farmers-need-a-sustainable-long-term-market-cost-money-from-rising-prices-not-coming-to-dairy-producers-says-ufu-9342718

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