Sligo-headquartered Aurivo Co-op had its "highest-ever" milk intake of 544 million litres last year according to its latest set of financial results.

The co-op, which brought on 14 new entrant milk suppliers in 2025, paid an average milk price of 55.3c/L last year - up 2.34c/L on the 2024 price.

Aurivo, whose products include the Connacht Gold brand, today (Wednesday, April 22) reported a "record financial performance" for the full 2025 financial year.

According to the co-op group turnover increased by 12.3% to €814.2 million while operating profit rose to €18.7 million.

Meanwhile EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) increased to €29.5 million and shareholder funds closed the financial year under review at €120.2 million.

The outgoing chief executive of Aurivo, Donal Tierney, said the co-op had delivered a stable, resilient performance" last year boosted by "favourable conditions" and had also invested €12.1 million across the business.

Aurivo business divisions

The co-op's portfolio consists of four key business divisions: agri-business, livestock marts, consumer foods and dairy ingredients.

The lastest full year financial results highlight that it's agri-business operation saw revenues increase by 8.5% to €173.5 million while its livestock marts business reported a 38.4% jump in turnover to €162.4 million.

This record result according to Aurivo was driven by "historically strong cattle prices, with average cattle prices increasing by 49% on 2024".

Overall, cattle throughput finished at just over 76,000, down 4% on 2024, while sheep throughput finished at 75,000, down 9% on the previous year.

The co-op's consumer foods division grew its revenues marginally by 4% to €164.6 million.

Aurivo said its retail butter sales increased by 1% while branded milk volumes "held up better than the wider market".

Separately the co-op's dairy ingredients business increased revenues by 8.3% to €313.7 million in 2025.

Looking ahead

Last month Aurivo confirmed it had entered into a new "strategic partnership" with the Belfast based co-op Dale Farm.

The Sligo-headquartered co-op said this partnership will initially focus on projects that will include "byproduct utilisation and added value protein".

However it also expects "the volatility that emerged in late 2025 to persist through 2026".

"Softer dairy markets, input-cost pressures and tighter livestock supply are likely to remain key features of the trading environment," according to Aurivo.