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Our Weekly News Bulletin is available by email. To receive it please email info@ipmsltd.co.uk.

^{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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21/03/24

Important news regarding IPMS BVD testing service.

We have some important news regarding our BVD testing service. Starting April 1st, we will only be selling the BVD tags unfortunately we will no longer be offering the BVD test service, this is due to CIS increasing the test charge from £2.15 to £2.60. However, we're committed to ensuring that you have access to top-quality testing services, at the most competitive prices and we're pleased to announce our new partnership with NMR.

01/03/24

Wyke Farms announce milk price increase of 0.70ppl from 1st April

Resulting in an increase to 39ppl based on the manufacturing litre price (4.2% fat and 3.4% protein) for a 1mltr/yr producer.

01/03/24

Barbers announce milk price increase of 0.52ppl from 1st of April

Resulting in a standard litre price of 38.72ppl. Barbers noted in their March Newsletter “An April increase in milk price is unusual. According to our records this is only the second ever increase recorded for any April, as this month typically records our highest milk supply per day within the year!”.

01/03/24

Organic Herd seeks more Members as milk price increases to 50ppl

Organic Herd, the British farmer-owned co-operative dedicated to organic dairy, has announced a further 0.5ppl increase in its Member milk price effective from 1st April 2024. The increase will take the Organic Herd price to 50ppl on a standard litre basis and follows a similar 0.5ppl rise implemented for March.

01/03/24

Latest GDT Results down 0.5% (20th Feb 2024)

Butter up 0.1%, average price US$6,526 tonne Cheddar down 7.6%, average price US$4,143 tonne SMP up 1.3%, average price US$2,788 tonne WMP down 1.8%, average price US$3,388 tonne

01/03/24

PRESS RELEASE From Arla released today (Wednesday 28th February 2024)

Milk price for March 2024 will increase for conventional and organic milk. From 1 March 2024, the Arla on-account price for both conventional and organic milk will increase by 1.0 €c/kg for March 2024. This means the UK manufacturing price for conventional and organic milk will be 40.06ppl and 47.38ppl respectively. Arla Foods amba board director, and Arla farmer, Arthur Fearnall, said: “Global milk supplies continue to decline, however increases are now being seen in some areas.

01/03/24

PRESS RELEASE: Müller confirms 37.5ppl April farm gate milk price (Thursday 29th February 2024)

Dairy farmers supplying Müller who meet the conditions for Müller Advantage1 will receive a milk price of 37.5ppl from 1 April 2024, a 1ppl increase. Richard Collins, Head of Agriculture at Müller Milk & Ingredients said: “We recognise the ongoing pressures for supplying farms and with the market looking stable, we will continue to do what we can to support, and protect security of supply.

19/02/24

Barbers cheese to stand on for March

Resulting in a manufacturing litre price of 38.20ppl

19/02/24

Latest GDT Results up 4.2% (6th February 2024)

Butter up 10.3%, average price US$6,516 tonne Cheddar up 6.3%, average price US$4,469 tonne SMP up 4.6%, average price US$2,758 tonne WMP up 3.4%, average price US$3,463 tonne

19/02/24

Press Release from First Milk 15th February 2024

First Milk announces acquisition of BV Dairy First Milk has today announced that it has completed the acquisition of BV Dairy (Blackmore Vale Farm Cream Limited). BV Dairy is a successful manufacturer of specialist chilled dairy products based in Dorset. It services customers throughout England, Wales and Scotland, offering a comprehensive end-to-end solution to customers across food manufacturing and food service, as well as offering co-manufacturing to exciting growth markets such as the home meal solutions and gut health sectors, offering considerable opportunities for the future.

19/02/24

IPMS Livestock Tags - Price Increase from March so 10 days to secure your tags at current prices.

Unfortunately IPMS Ltd have been informed by Allflex that prices of some of its Livestock Tags will be increasing from the 1st of March 2024 which we have no alternative but to pass on to our customers. We are currently working on the new prices which will be available to view on our website in the next few days but we would encourage anyone looking to order tags to get their order in before 3pm on Thursday 29th of February 2024.

31/01/24

Arla Announcement 31.01.2024

Milk price for February 2024 will remain unchanged for conventional and organic milk. From 1st February 2024, the Arla on-account price for conventional and organic milk will remain unchanged. This means the UK manufacturing price for conventional and organic milk will be 39.18ppl and 46.50ppl respectively. Arla Foods amba board director, and Arla farmer, Arthur Fearnall, said: “Global milk supplies continue to slow down however, not as significant as in previous months.