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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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22/03/19

Arla to stand on with Members April milk price which continues to defy gravity

Arla continue to leave most of its UK competitors scratching their heads having today announced that their will be no change to the Arla member April milk price which is Arla’s third consecutive monthly price hold. This means from April 1st the following www.milkprices.com standard litre prices will be paid. Conventional Organic Manufacturing standard Litre 30.

15/03/19

2nd year of Dairy Promotion hits Cinema screens in London

The joint AHDB/Dairy UK funded Department of Dairy Related Scrumptious Affairs consumer advertising is now in its second year and from this Monday (11th March) includes Cinema advertising. The £1.2 million campaign will run across the nation for 10 weeks and is targeted at yound parents and uses powerful messages reminding young parents of the nutritional value in dairy products.

15/03/19

Arla to be Carbon neutral/net Zero by 2050

Arla has set a target from the cow to the consumer to be carbon zero by 2050 with any unavoidable emissions entirely offset by actions elsewhere in the supply chain. In addition Arla will balance Nitrogen and phosphorus cycles to support clean water and equally important to be more closely aligned with Nature to further increase bio diversity across the British countryside.

15/03/19

Milk Price Outlook is heading for further price reductions

UK milk output is simply a pipeline heading rapidly towards full bore and pressure. It’s a fact that other than the dramatic and sudden intervention of Mother Nature with a second Beast from any direction the only signal likely to rein in production will be further processor price drops. Spot milk is heading South and is under 20p with trades today reported at 18ppl and showing no signs of levelling with some fearing a return of single digit prices.

15/03/19

GDT Auction jumps up + 3.3%

Last weeks GDT Auction saw the average all products index increase by 3.3% to average $3309 tonne the highest seen for 9 months. The only casualty was SMP where prices dipped by 4.3% since the previous action only two weeks ago. This is the 7th consecutive average price rise since December 4th2018 and New Zealand analysts say that with the current strong ex farm milk output the increased prices are demand driven mainly from China.

15/03/19

0.25ppl 13th Payment/Member Premium to be paid to First Milk members in 2020

This is a new additional 13th payment which is calculated monthly based on capital invested and paid as a lump sum in April next year. To receive the full 0.25ppl a member must have reached their capital contribution target. The maximum capital a First Milk member can achieve is 200% which would result in a 0.5ppl payment. Taking into account the 0.25ppl payment this increases the First Milk manufacturing standard litre milk price to 28.

15/03/19

0.54ppl milk price increase for Marks & Spencers Suppliers from – 1st April

This results in a standard liquid litre milk price of 33.36ppl.

15/03/19

First Milk to hold its Member Milk price for April

This means for February, March and April First Milk members manufacturing Standard Litre milk price has remained unchanged at 28.43ppl and based on a standard liquid litre 27.5ppl.

15/03/19

Barbers (Cheese) to hold suppliers milk price for a Third consecutive month

This retains producers’ standard manufacturing litre milk price at 29.13ppl and based on a standard liquid litre at 28.09ppl.

15/03/19

Belton Farm (Cheesemakers) to hold prices for March

This retains producers’ standard manufacturing litre milk price at 28.75ppl and based on a standard liquid litre at 28ppl.

15/03/19

0.75ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Joseph Heler Cheese – from 1st April – PRODUCER NOTIFIED

Its top secret what the Heler standard litre price will be so much so that even the supplying farmers don’t know and can’t compare. Apologies.

15/03/19

0.75ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Meadow Foods – from 1st April

This takes producers standard liquid litre milk price down to 26.75ppl