Dairy Farmer Crowd Funding bid to save Campletown Creamery
Posted on: 11/10/19
29 Kintyre Peninsula Dairy Farmers have announced a crowd funding bid seeking £50,000 to acquire the Mull of Kintyre cheddar cheese processing site from First Milk. Their plan is to use a combination of crowd funding plus a per litre levy on all milk supplied. The Kintyre site has processed local farmers milk since 1923.
For details see http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/mokcheddar
| Milk Prices Purchaser (Non Aligned) |
October 2019 | November 2019 | Conventional Milk Recruitment Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid | Manuf. | Liquid | Manuf. | ||
| Arla Foods Non-Aligned | 29.02 | 30.19 | tbc | tbc | Closed/not recruiting |
| Davidstow/Saputo (AKA Dairy Crest) | 28.82 | 29.90 | 28.82 | 29.90 | Selective limited recruiting |
| Crediton Dairy | 28.50 | 28.50 | Recruiting within a 30 mile radius | ||
| First Milk | 27.45 | 28.37 | 27.00 | 27.90 | Recruitment doors opening shortly |
| Wensleydale Creamery | 27.40 | 28.35 | 27.40 | 28.35 | Temporarily closed |
| Barbers | 27.34 | 28.56 | 27.40 | 28.35 | Closed/not recruiting |
| Pattemores | 27.15 | 28.02 | 26.25 | 27.12 | Closed/not recruiting |
| SouthCaernarfon Creameries (Cheese) | 27.09 | 28.03 | 26.34 | 27.28 | Closed/not recruiting |
| Yew Tree Dairy | 25.50 | 25.50 | Closed/not recruiting | ||
| Lactalis/Caledonian/Fresh Milk | 26.50 | 27.61 | 26.50 | 27.61 | Closed/not recruiting |
| Belton (Cheese) | 26.25 | 27.00 | 26.25 | 27.00 | Closed/not recruiting |
| Glanbia | 26.10 | 27.00 | tbc | tbc | Recruiting |
| Wyke Farms | 26.00 | 26.91 | tbc | tbc | Selective limited recruitment |
| Grahams Scotland (Liquid) | 26.00 | 26.00 | Closed/not recruiting | ||
| Paynes | 25.75 | 25.75 | Recruiting | ||
| Muller Wiseman; standard | 25.75 | 25.75 | Closed/not recruiting | ||
| Wells Farm (Liquid) | 25.30 | 25.30 | Closed/not recruiting | ||
| Freshways | 25.00 | 25.00 | Selective limited recruitment | ||
| Meadow Foods | 25.00 | 25.00 | Closed/not recruiting | ||
| Pensworth | 24.00 | 24.00 | Closed/not recruiting | ||
| Buckleys (Medina) | 24.00 | tbc | |||
Note: Yew Tree Dairy’s Ingredients contract is continuously open to new recruits