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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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06/09/24

PRESS RELEASE from First Milk 29th August 2024

First Milk delivers healthy performance in year of progress The last financial year saw First Milk deliver competitive returns for members and significant strategic developments to underpin its future growth. Farmer-owned co-operative, First Milk, has today published its Annual Financial and Impact Report for the year ending March 31, 2024, which shows strong growth in performance for its co-operative members.

06/09/24

PRESS RELEASE from Organic Herd 27th August 2024

Organic Herd increases Member milk price to 56ppl from October The co-op completes its 3rd year of continuously maintaining or increasing its price, attracting the next generation of organic dairy farmers. Following on from its 3ppl rise for August, Organic Herd, the leading British farmer-owned co-operative dedicated to organic dairy, has announced a further 2ppl increase in its Member milk price effective from 1st October 2024.

06/09/24

1ppl Milk Price increase for Wyke Farms from 1st of September

Resulting in a manufacturing litre price of 42.45ppl

01/08/24

1ppl milk price increase for Leprino Foods from 1st September

Resulting in a base milk price of 41.50ppl

01/08/24

0.61ppl milk price increase for Barber's from 1st September

This is the eighth increase this year for Barber's resulting in a manufacturing milk price of 42.41ppl from the 1st of September. Total price uplifts this year to September totals 6.27ppl from 36.14ppl to 42.41ppl.

01/08/24

Müller announces a 1.25ppl milk price increase to 40.25ppl from 1st September

Dairy farmers supplying Müller who meet the conditions for Müller Advantage will receive a milk price of 40.25ppl from 1st September 2024, a 1.25ppl increase. Richard Collins, Head of Agriculture at Müller Milk & Ingredients said: “The market is looking stable and we understand the pressures that hard working dairy farmers are facing into. We were in a position to increase our farm gate milk price in June and July, and we are pleased to increase it again by another 1.

01/08/24

First Milk announces 1ppl milk price increase for September

Resulting in and manufacturing standard litre price of 42.0ppl, including member premium. Commenting on the announcement, Mike Smith, Vice Chairman and Farmer Director, said: “Whereas Global and European dairy markets are relatively stable right now, many of our members are continuing to deal with the negative impact that the high rainfall and lower temperatures experienced in Spring and early Summer have had on grazing and winter forage production.

05/07/24

Leprino Foods 1ppl milk price increase from 1st August

Resulting in a base milk price of 40.50ppl for August 2024. In their announcement Leprino Foods commented “ Since I last wrote to you last month, we have seen milk supply continue to be adverse to last year and during June we saw a small increase in consumer demand which hopefully will continue as we progress through the second half of 2024.

04/07/24

0.35ppl milk price increase for Wyke Farms from 1st August

Resulting in a manufacturing litre price of 41.41ppl (based on the 4.2% fat and 3.4% protein) for a 1mltr/yr producer.

01/07/24

0.52ppl Milk Price increase for Barbers from 1st August

This will be their seventh milk price rise of the year, with March now being the only month in which their milk price hasn’t been increased during 2024. In their June newsletter Barbers Cheese commented. “Total increases across 2024 to date totals +5.50ppl at Barbers Standard Litre from 35.15ppl to 40.65ppl, or at the manufacturing league table as published by milkprices.

01/07/24

0.7ppl Milk Price increase for First Milk from 1st August

Resulting in a manufacturing standard litre price of 41.0ppl including the member premium. Commenting on the announcement, Mike Smith, Vice Chairman and Farmer Director, said: “There has been recent positive momentum in global dairy market prices driven by sentiment, which now appears to have stabilised. Many of our members continue to face challenging on-farm conditions, with unpredictable weather continuing to impact forage availability both now and potentially for the upcoming winter.

27/06/24

News for Organic Herd Members

We are pleased to share a significant update. Organic Herd has announced an increase in the Member milk price, reflecting the strong demand for their high-quality organic milk and dairy products both within the UK and in key export markets. Official Announcement: "Organic Herd boosts Member milk price to 54ppl from August. This increase reflects strong demand for Organic Herd’s organic milk and dairy products from UK customers & consumers and in key export markets.