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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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31/01/19

1.25ppl shock price drop for Muller Direct producers from 1st March

Muller have shocked the majority of the Dairy Industry with a 1st March price drop amounting to 1.25ppl. Muller say one of the key reasons for the drop is a surge of unplanned milk smashing all forecasts and expectations. Muller have indicated they were irresponsibly scare mongered by various organisations that on farm winter production would be hit hard following last summers drought.

25/01/19

Yeo Valley launches conventional direct supply contract

Yeo Valley is recruiting its own direct conventional milk pool with milk going into its Blagdon and Cannington processing facilities destined for own label yoghurts for the majority if the UK’s major retailers. The contract and recruitment is a partnership with First Milk who are administering the contract and this will certainly be of interest to farmers within the Somerset and Devon and Dorset Borders It appears to be a premium contract along with a a floor price feature offering protection in the form of a minimum price guarantee of not less that the average www.

25/01/19

December milk production at a 25 year high

DEFRA's latest UK December milk production data suggest UK milk production was 1.234 billion litres the highest December output for 25 years or more. Compared to December 2017 total milk was up 2%.

25/01/19

0.65ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Wyke Farm (cheese)-from 1st February

In what could easily be the final February milk price reduction announcement Wyke Farms will reduce Farmgate milk prices by 0.65ppl. The reduction means a 1st February standard manufacturing Litre milk price of 28.99ppl and based on a standard liquid litre 28ppl.

25/01/19

Arla hold its February member milk price

Arla has stood on with both its 1st February conventional and organic member milk price which is highly likely to translate to all other milk processors having to fall into line especially given the earlier announcement from Muller that it is holding its Muller Direct price for February. The Arla standard litre member prices for January and February are Liquid Manufacturing Conventional 29.

18/01/19

0.25ppl milk price reduction for members of 1st Milk- from February 1st

This results in a standard manufacturing litre price of 28.43ppl and based on a standard liquid litre 27.5ppl.

18/01/19

0.5ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Dale Farm GB but 30p plus is a great result

Dale Farm suppliers to its Cumbrian processing facility from December 1st were still paid a standard liquid litre price of 30.14ppl following this latest reduction which is without doubt one of the leading prices paid on December.

18/01/19

1ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Paynes Dairies – from 1st January

This results in a standard liquid litre of 27.5ppl

18/01/19

2.03ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Freshways

According to www.milkprices.com the 2.03ppl reduction is split into two parts with a 0.972ppl reduction for December deliveries and a further 1.058ppl for January deliveries based on Freshways basket tracker. The reductions result in a standard liquid litre milk price of 27.77ppl on January 1st and 28.83ppl based on a standard manufacturing litre.

03/01/19

1ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Barbers (Cheese) – from 1st January

This results in a standard manufacturing litre milk price of 29.65ppl and 28.59ppl based on a standard liquid litre price.

03/01/19

Belton (cheese) acquires Wrexham based Bridgehead Food Partners cheese packing

Belton have purchased the cheese packing equipment for an undisclosed sum from the liquidators. Note Bridgehead previously packed cheese for Belton thus this deal safe guard’s continuity of Belton’s cheese packing needs.

03/01/19

New Zealand culls 100,000 Cattle cows

New Zealand has already culled 50,000 cattle in a bid to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis and a further 50,000 are estimated to be in the pipeline still to be slaughtered. New Zealands aim is to be the first country in the world to completely eradicate the disease from 1,000 infected farms. Mycoplasma bovis disease was first detected in New Zealand in July 2017 and the slaughter programme will certainly dent New Zealands milk output.