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^{Note, all standard litre prices are those quoted by www.milkprices.com and are based on the following:

The liquid standard litre 4% bf, 3.3% protein, 30,000/ml Bactoscans, 200,000/ml SCC, 1 million litres a year on EODC but before seasonality, monthly profile payments, balancing, B price additions, capital retentions or annual incentive schemes. The manufacturing standard litre is to exactly the same specification with the exception of 4.2%bf and 3.4% protein.}

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01/04/25

Barbers May Milk Price – No change @ 45.08ppl

In their April Newsletter Barbers announced. We are pleased to report a milk price hold for May milk supplies, May typically the UK’s largest milk production month of the year. This result will continue to deliver a Barber’s UK leading ‘milk for cheese price’ at 45.05ppl (at *milkprices.com manufacturing league table criteria, BF 4.20%/PR 3.40%). Indeed,

01/04/25

Arla’s milk price will remain unchanged for April 2025 for conventional and organic milk

Press release from Arla – 31.03.2025 The Arla milk price for conventional milk will remain unchanged from 1st April 2025 however, the quarterly currency exchange rate adjustment negatively impacts the Headline price in GBP by 0.25 ppl. Thus, the Arla Headline price for conventional milk will be 48.02ppl. The Arla milk price for organic milk will remain unchanged from 1st April 2025 however, the quarterly currency exchange rate adjustment negatively impacts the Headline price in GBP by 0.

01/04/25

2ppl Milk Price reduction for suppliers to Freshways – from 1st May

This reduction will result in a liquid standard litre price of 40ppl. Please see below the Business Update sent out today from Freshways: "As we have been monitoring milk production and associated business costs over the past few months, we have observed that the current volume of milk being produced does not allow us to maintain our existing price for raw milk.

28/03/25

MMG Dairy Farmers Ltd Board Appointments

Dairy farmers Ray Gibbins and Fraser Jones have been elected by the MMG Forum to serve from 1st April 2025 on the MMG Dairy Farmers Board (MMG) for a three-year term of office. The appointments are in addition to four Board Members who continue to serve on the Board. Together, the Board of six work with a 17 strong MMG Farmer Forum to represent over 1200 producers supplying fresh milk to Müller Milk and Ingredients.

27/03/25

First Milk holds May milk price

First Milk has today announced from 27th March, 2025 that its milk price will be held from May 1, 2025. This means its price will remain at 45.35ppl for its manufacturing standard litre, including the member premium. Commenting on the announcement, Mike Smith, farmer director and vice chairman, said: “Dairy market signals are mixed on both price and volume, while our solid business performance has allowed us to maintain stability in our price.

12/03/25

Natural England’s New Powers: What This Means for Farmers

A new planning bill has granted Natural England the power to compulsorily purchase farmland, allotments, and other green spaces for nature restoration projects. This move, part of a broader effort to speed up housebuilding and large-scale infrastructure projects, is raising concerns among farmers across the country. What’s Changing? Under the new legislation, developers will no longer be required to mitigate environmental damage on-site before beginning construction.

12/03/25

Sustainable Farming Incentive: What This Means for You

The government has announced a major update to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), which will impact farmers across the country. With £5 billion committed over two years to sustainable farming and nature recovery, the SFI has already supported over 37,000 multi-year agreements, helping farmers receive direct payments while contributing to environmental conservation.

03/03/25

1.02ppl milk price reduction for Barber’s (cheese) from April

The reduction results in a standard liquid litre price of 45.08ppl In their March Newsletter Barbers announced, “For the first time in 18 months, we need to declare a decrease in our milk price of -1ppl at Barber’s Standard Litre”. “When we met at our farmer meetings here at site back in December, at that time, the dairy markets were in disarray and UK milk supply was breaking records on a daily basis.

28/02/25

Arla’s milk price will remain unchanged for March 2025

The Arla milk price for conventional milk will remain unchanged from 1st March 2025 at 48.27ppl and organic milk at 58.26ppl.

26/02/25

Organic Herd increases Member milk price from April in line with inflation

Organic Herd, the leading British farmer-owned co-operative dedicated to organic dairy, has announced a 3% increase in its Member milk price effective from 1st April 2025. The 1.68ppl increase will take the Organic Herd price to 57.68ppl on a standard litre basis. Official Announcement: “As a co-operative, we are committed to providing a genuinely stable outlook coupled with robust and timely returns, creating an exciting long term future for our Members.

04/02/25

Barber’s (cheese) March milk price - no change

For a fourth consecutive month, Barber’s milk price for March remains at 46.10ppl, @ milkprices.com manufacturing league table

04/02/25

Arla’s milk price will remain unchanged for February 2025

The Arla milk price for conventional milk will remain unchanged from 1st February 2025 at 48.27ppl and organic milk at 58.26ppl.