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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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04/03/22

1.5ppl milk price increase for suppliers to Belton Farm (cheese) – from 1st April

This increases producers manufacturing standard litre price to 37.05ppl and based on a liquid standard litre to 36.3ppl

04/03/22

1.5ppl milk price increase for Muller Organic suppliers - from 1st April

This increases producers standard liquid litre price to 47ppl

04/03/22

1.8ppl milk price increase for Arla Organic directs (non-members) - from 1st April

This increases producers standard liquid litre price to 42.55

04/03/22

1.29ppl milk price increase for Barbers (cheese) – from 1st April

This increases producers manufacturing standard litre price to 37.55ppl and based on a liquid standard litre to 36.28ppl. In addition, Barbers B litre are paid out 46.86ppl based on the current AMPE price and that’s for February B deliveries.

04/03/22

1ppl milk price increase for Wells Farm suppliers (liquid) – from 1st April

This increases producers standard liquid litre price to 37.2ppl

04/03/22

1ppl milk price increase for suppliers to Pattemores (liquid) - from 1st April

This increases producers liquid standard litre to 36ppl and manufacturing standard litre price to 37.02ppl

04/03/22

1ppl milk price increase for Waitrose aligned suppliers – from 1st March

This increases producers standard liquid litre price to 37.85ppl

04/03/22

1ppl milk price increase for South Caernarfon Creameries (cheese) members – from 1st April

This increases producers manufacturing standard litre price to 37ppl and based on a liquid standard litre to 35.75ppl

04/03/22

1ppl milk price increase for Glanbia cheese suppliers – from 1st March

This increases producers manufacturing standard litre price to 36ppl and based on a liquid standard litre to 34.79ppl

04/03/22

0.5ppl milk price increase for Crediton Dairies (liquid) suppliers – from 1st April

This increases producers standard liquid litre price to 35.5ppl

04/03/22

0.48ppl milk price increase for M&S suppliers takes them to 40ppl from 1st April

M&S are the first milk purchaser this bulletin has featured whose conventional liquid standard litre price has passed the 40ppl mark. This latest increase results in a liquid standard litre price of 40.03ppl

04/03/22

Extra 1.4ppl (1.62 Eurocents per kg) 13th payment for Arla farmers

Arla have announced its 13th payment to members as 1.4ppl (1.62 eurocents kg) to be paid this month. This compares to a budgeted 1.5 Eurocents and means the Co-op will payout £171 million (207 million Euros) having achieved a 3% net profit in 2021 compared to the 2.8% budget. Its another excellent result which eclipses the 13th payments others are contemplating.