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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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05/04/19

Pattemores (liquid) to stand on again with its May milk price at 28ppl

Pattemores standard liquid litre price of 28ppl is set to remain one of the leading liquid processor milk prices for yet another month only to be top trumped by Crediton Dairy.

05/04/19

Crediton Dairy (liquid) to stand on with its May milk price at 28.5ppl

Crediton continue to head the liquid processor league table with a liquid standard litre price of 28.5ppl.

05/04/19

Muller (liquid) to stand on with its May milk price at 26.75ppl

The 26.75ppl is a standard liquid litre price which includes the 0.5ppl premium. The Muller Direct Organic standard liquid litre May price is 40.25ppl.

05/04/19

0.34ppl milk price reduction for Tesco aligned producers from 1st May – PRODUCER NOTIFIED

05/04/19

0.3ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Freshways – from April 1st – PRODUCER NOTIFIED

Freshways have notified its producers of a further 0.3ppl milk price reduction on their A litres from April 1st which reduces the A price liquid standard litre to 27.06ppl

05/04/19

0.37ppl milk price reductionfor suppliers to Lactalis (cheese) from 1st April

This takes producers standard manufacturing litre milk price to 28.27ppl and 27.13ppl based on a standard liquid litre.

05/04/19

0.75ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Belton Farm (cheese) from 1st May

This results in a manufacturing standard litre milk price of 28ppl and based on a liquid standard litre 27.25ppl.

05/04/19

0.75ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to South Caernarfon Creameries (cheese) – from 1st May

This results is a manufacturing standard litre price of 28.03ppl

26/03/19

0.37ppl milk price reductionfor suppliers to Lactalis (cheese) from 1st April

This takes producers standard manufacturing litre milk price to 28.27ppl and 27.13ppl based on a standard liquid litre.

22/03/19

1st March Standard liquid Milk Price league table

Purchaser March 19 Arla Foods 29.07 Davidstow 28.82 Barbers 28.09 Glanbia 28.07 Crediton Dairy 28 Pattemores 1 Million 28 Wyke Farms 28 Belton 28 First Milk 27.5 Lactalis/Caledonian 27.5 Meadow Foods 27.5 Grahams Dairies 26.

22/03/19

Morrison’s are the latest retailer to sign up to Arla 360

Morrison’s are the second retailer to sign up to the Arla 360 farm standards scheme and follow Aldi who were first past the post. The Arla 360 standard is a scheme whereby one standard has been set by the farmer members/processor as opposed to various retailers setting multiple standards for farmers and retailers to abide by. Approximately 200 Arla farmers are aligned to Morrison’s and set to benefit.

22/03/19

0.5ppl bonus for suppliers to Crediton Dairy = from 1st April

From 1st April Crediton dairy will introduce a 0.5ppl bonus for producers who opt into recording specified health & Welfare parameters under its Farm Metrics Scheme which includes lameness, mastitis etc. Whilst the scheme is optional it is anticipated that a very significant percentage of Creditons suppliers will opt in and achieve the new premium. Payments will be made each month and not accumulated and paid at the end of the year as practised by some milk purchasers who appear to fear producers might give notice to leave in which case those under notice forfeit any such bonus.