Aurivo Co-op, which is headquartered in Sligo, achieved its highest ever milk volume of 544 million liters last year according to its latest set of financial results.
The co-op, which brought on 14 new milk suppliers in 2025, paid an average milk price of 55.3 cents per liter last year – 2.34 cents per liter more than the 2024 price.
Aurivo, whose products include the Connacht Gold brand, today (Wednesday 22 April) announced “record financial performance” for the full financial year 2025.
According to the cooperative group’s turnover, it rose by 12.3% to 814.2 million euros while operating profits rose to 18.7 million euros.
Meanwhile, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) rose to €29.5 million, and shareholders’ funds closed the financial year under review at €120.2 million.
Outgoing Aurivo chief executive Donal Tierney said the co-operative delivered a stable and resilient performance last year supported by “favourable conditions” and had also invested €12.1 million across the business.
Aurivo business divisions
The cooperative’s portfolio consists of four main business divisions: Agribusiness, Livestock Markets, Consumer Foods and Dairy Ingredients.
The latest full-year financial results highlight that the agricultural business operations saw revenues increase by 8.5% to €173.5 million, while the livestock markets business recorded a 38.4% jump in sales to €162.4 million.
This record result according to Orevo was driven by “historically strong cattle prices, with average cattle prices up 49% in 2024.”
Overall, cattle production ended at just over 76,000, down 4% from 2024, while sheep production ended at 75,000, down 9% from the previous year.
The cooperative’s consumer foods division increased its revenues marginally by 4% to €164.6 million.
Aurivo said its retail butter sales increased 1% while branded milk volumes “held up better than the broader market”.
Separately, the cooperative’s dairy ingredients revenue increased by 8.3% to €313.7 million in 2025.
Looking forward
Last month, Aurivo confirmed it had entered into a new “strategic partnership” with Belfast-based co-operative Dale Farm.
The co-op, headquartered in Sligo, said the partnership would initially focus on projects that would include “the use of by-products and value-added protein”.
But it also expects “the volatility that emerged in late 2025 to persist into 2026.”
“Weak dairy markets, input cost pressures, and tight livestock supplies are likely to remain key features of the trading environment,” according to Orrivo.
