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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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21/01/22

2.24ppl milk price increase for suppliers to BV (Blackmore Vale) Dairy – from 1st January PRODUCER NOTIFIED

This increases producers standard liquid litre price to 33.25ppl

21/01/22

0.8ppl milk price increase for suppliers to Tesco (TSDG) – from 1st February

This increases producers standard liquid litre price to 34.16ppl (Muller TSDG) and Arla 33.91ppl The claim is these prices represent a producers average cost of production, more on that in Mondays Bulletin which will include Arla’s February 1st milk price announcement.

21/01/22

1.67ppl milk price increase for Co-op Dairy Group members (Muller) from 1st January

This increase has been fast forwarded by one month and increases producers standard liquid litre price to 33.75ppl

21/01/22

1ppl milk price increase for Glanbia Cheese suppliers – from 1st February

This increase takes producers manufacturing standard litre price to 35ppl and based on a liquid standard litre to 33.81ppl

21/01/22

Roddas Cornish Clotted Cream record an impressive set of annual results

Roddas rarely feature in the bulletin and when they do its always for a positive reason and good news story. This time it’s their 2020/21 financial results which in addition to paying producers a leading milk price saw profits before tax rise from £1.784m (2019/20) to £2.161m. Roddas is the Country’s favourite clotted cream with over 55% market share.

17/01/22

3ppl back to back milk price increase for suppliers to Medina = 6ppl increase in 31 days

Medina have followed its 1st January 3ppl with a back to back additional 3ppl 1st February increase to take producers liquid standard litre price to 35.8ppl for Medinas Watsons Farmers.

10/01/22

1ppl milk price rise for suppliers to Grahams Dairies Scotland (Liquid) – from 1st February

This increases producers standard liquid litre price to 33ppl

07/01/22

Barry Wilson RIP

Barry Wilson the founder of both DIN (Dairy Industry Newsletter) and British Dairying (1993) passed away peacefully at home on Christmas Day. Of his 83 years he spent more than 60 shining a light on happenings in the UK and indeed the World Dairy Industry particularly at processor and retailer level. For decades his questioning, which some referred to as interrogation, was feared by many and certainly more then Andrew Marrs Sunday morning questioning of MP’s and the like.

07/01/22

SPOT MILK

Prices for spot milk have returned to their pre-Christmas rush level of 45 to 46ppl delivered to the processor.

07/01/22

3.2ppl milk price increase for Wensleydale (cheese) suppliers – from 1st January

This increases producers manufacturing standard litre price to 34.4ppl and based on a liquid standard litre to 33.45ppl

07/01/22

3ppl milk price increase for Freshways Suppliers - from 1st March

This increases producer’s liquid standard litre price to 36ppl

07/01/22

3ppl milk price increase for North Lakes (liquid) producers

This increase is split 1ppl February and an additional 2ppl 1st March which will increase North Lakes producer’s liquid standard litre price to 35ppl