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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.}

^{Remember this bulletin continues to be available free of charge and takes the team at Ian Potter Associates considerable time to produce. The only encouragement to keep producing it is a combination of enthusiasm, tag sales & enquiries from our readers.} ^{All views expressed in this bulletin are those of Ian Potter Associates and a shed load of dairy farmers. It is necessarily short and cannot deal with various issues that arise in any detail. As a result it must not be relied on as giving sufficient advice in any specific case. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the content but neither Ian Potter Associates nor Lydia Clare personally can accept any liability for any errors or omissions. Professional advice must always be taken before any decision is reached. For our privacy policy please click here.}

18/06/19

Freshways to stand-on with its June producer milk price – PRODUCER NOTIFIED

Freshways standard liquid litres for June will remain at 27.06ppl and this will be the minimum price for July. Freshways will now give its suppliers a minimum 21 days notice of any further price charges which unless our Freshway moles have failed to press on any recent communications translates to the same price being paid for June and July deliveries.

18/06/19

First Milk to stand-on with its July member milk price

This hold maintains member’s standard manufacturing litre price at 28.37ppl and based on a standard liquid litre at 27.45ppl.

18/06/19

Belton Farm (Cheese) to stand-on with its June milk price

This hold maintains producers standard manufacturing litre price at 28ppl and based on a standard liquid litre at 27.25ppl.

18/06/19

Dairy Crest to stand-on with its July producer milk price

This hold maintains producer’s standard manufacturing litre price at 29.90ppl and based on a standard liquid litre at 28.82ppl which is another excellent achievement for DC and DCD.

18/06/19

0.5ppl milk price decrease for Sainsbury’s (Muller & Arla) producers from 1st July

The reduction arises due to its quarterly cost tracker review of feed, fertiliser and fuel prices. The resulting standard liquid litre prices are 30.15ppl (Muller) and 30.3ppl (Arla).

18/06/19

0.5ppl milk price decrease for suppliers to Pattemores (liquid) – from 1st July

This reduces producers standard liquid litre milk price to 27.15ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre 28.05ppl.

18/06/19

0.6ppl milk price reduction for direct suppliers to Arla – from July 1st

This reduces producer’s standard liquid litre milk price to 26.4ppl and based on a standard manufacturing litre to 27.53ppl.

18/06/19

GDT down for a third consecutive Auction

Todays GDT saw the third consecutive all prices reduction this time the fall was a further 3.8% to average US $3208 tonne for 24,239 tonnes sold. The previous two auctions recorded falls of 1.2% and 3.4%. Notable movements were: Butter down 5.7% to average US $4553 tonne Cheddar down 4.3% to average US $3781 tonne Whole Milk Powder down 4.

18/06/19

Note from the Editor AKA Ian

Given the lack of real Dairy News this bulletin will be continue to produced as and when there is anything newsworthy to report. Normal Friday weekly editions will resume when necessary. Many Thanks Ian & Associates.

24/05/19

Mark Allen sails into the sunset as the name Dairy Crest Vanishes

Mark Allen has announced his decision to step down ass CEO of Dairy Crest with immediate effect which will come as no surprise to all involved given it’s a case of “Job Done”. Mark will be around until July when the Dairy Crest brand will be confined to the history books and replaced with the brand name Saputo Dairy UK.

24/05/19

Freshways Suppliers vent their anger over major contract change

The Nijjar family yesterday demonstrated how little its Directors feel any necessity to engage with its supplying farmers having given them all five weeks bombshell notice of a significant price drop and contract change. Ian calls it the Arla factor because Arla’s 5 months standard liquid litre price of 29.06ppl and its inclusion in the Freshways basket price is “now making us (Freshways) even more uncompetitive” as commented by MD Bali Nijjar in his letter to producers this week.

24/05/19

Credition Dairy to stand-on with is June producer milk price

This hold means the current very healthy standard liquid litre milk price of 28.5ppl is retained.