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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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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.

05/01/24

1.03ppl milk price increase for Barbers Cheese from 1st February 2024

Barbers Cheese announce a second consecutive milk price increase of 1.03ppl to apply from 1st February 2024 resulting in a standard litre price of 38.20ppl.

05/01/24

1.21ppl milk price increase for Wensleydale Creamery from 1st January 2024.

Resulting in a liquid standard litre price of 35.79ppl

05/01/24

0.75ppl milk price increase for Meadow Foods from 1st January 2024

Resulting in a standard litre milk price of 33.75ppl.

05/01/24

Latest GDT Results up 1.2% (2nd January 2024)

Butter up 2.1%, average price US$5,514 tonne Cheddar down 2.4%, average price US$4,165 tonne SMP down 0.9%, average price US$2,613 tonne WMP up 2.5%, average price US$3,290 tonne

05/01/24

Connecting consumers with food grown in the UK – Milly Fyfe ®ARAgS

I’m a Mum of two young children, a farmer, a grower and I’m passionate about flying the flag for British Food and Farming. I recently set up a community interest company called No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents CIC to showcase why more people should Buy British and shop locally. For the last three years I have been building up a community online to help consumers understand better what is grown, reared or produced in the UK and provide tasty recipe ideas and seasonal ingredient suggestions so they can enjoy cooking from scratch.

29/12/23

Arla milk price increase from 1st January for conventional and organic milk

The liquid price will increase to 37.58ppl for conventional milk and 44.61ppl for organic milk, based on 4% bf and 3.3% protein. The manufacturing price based on every other day collection, top quality, one million litres, 4.2% bf & 3.4% protein will be 39.18ppl for conventional and 46.50ppl for organic. Arla Foods amba board director, and Arla farmer, Arthur Fearnall, said: “This is a good start to the new year.

08/12/23

Barbers cheese announce a milk price increase of 1.03ppl from 1st January 2024

“We are pleased to be able to announce a milk price increase of +1.03ppl to apply for milk supplies from January to 37.17ppl at milkprices.com manufacturing league table criteria (BF @ 4.20%/PR @ 3.40%), or +1ppl to 36.15ppl at the Barber’s Standard litre”.

08/12/23

0.15ppl Milk Price increase for Wensleydale Creamery from 1st December

“Our December milk price (liquid std litre) will be 34.58ppl – a change of +0.15ppl vs. November”.

08/12/23

Latest GDT Results up 1.6% (5th December 2023)

Butter up 0.7%, average price US$4,936 tonne Cheddar up 9.7%, average price US$3,986 tonne SMP up 1.2%, average price US$2,671 tonne WMP up 2.1%, average price US$3,104 tonne