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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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06/07/21

GDT Average falls by 3.6%

This is a sizeable fall at today’s auction and take the average price below $4,000 to $3924 tonne. Cheddar down 9.2% to average $3949 SMP down 7.0% to average $3126 Butter down 3.2% to average $4458 WMP down 3.0% to average $3864 Total tonnage sold 24,278 Next auction Tuesday 20th July.

02/07/21

0.53ppl milk price increase for Tesco aligned group – from 1st August

This results in a Muller Milk liquid standard litre price of 32.66ppl and for Arla’s members 32.41ppl.

02/07/21

0.5ppl milk price increase for Wensleydale Creamery (Cheese) suppliers – from 1st July

This increase takes producers manufacturing standard litre to 29ppl.

02/07/21

Freshways B litre price to 31st December 2021

Freshways have gained another brownie point with a commitment to its producers that from 1st July to 31st December any B litres, over and above their A litre quota, will be paid the A price for that month as a minimum base price and hopefully more. Freshways liquid standard litre price for July is 28.5ppl.

02/07/21

AMPE & MCVE

AMPE has seen its first reduction in 2021 reflecting a slight June softening in both SMPand butter prices due to a cooling off in demand. The reduction equates to 2%. See table above (source AHDB Dairy). Note both AMPE and MCVE are monthly values. AMPE is (Actual Milk Price Equivalent) and an indicator of the factory gate value of a litre of milk used for butter and skimmed milk powder.

02/07/21

0.5ppl milk price increase for suppliers to Saputo (AKA Dairy Crest) – from 1st August

This increases producer manufacturing standard litre price to 31.15ppl and based on a liquid standard litre to 30.04ppl.

28/06/21

0.75ppl increase for suppliers to Pattermores (Liquid) – from 1st July

This increases producer's liquid standard litre price to 29ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre to 29.918ppl.

25/06/21

0.5ppl Milk Price increase for First Milk members = 4 in a row and 31ppl

First Milk has made it four consecutive price increases in a row with the announcement of this 0.5ppl 1st August increase. This increase results in a (www.milkprices.com) standard manufacturing litre price of 31ppl and based on a liquid standard litre 30ppl (TBC).

23/06/21

Arla to stand on for July

Arla’s member milk price will remain at its June heights for July. There is a tiny 0.03ppl quarterly currency smoothing adjustment from July 1st which slightly reduces the June price. Conventional Organic 1st July Manufacturing Standard Litre 33.20ppl 41.56ppl Liquid Standard Litre 31.

23/06/21

0.5ppl Milk Price increase for Lactalis (The Fresh Milk Company) suppliers – from July 1st

This increases producers manufacturing standard litre price to 30.73ppl and based on a liquid standard litre to 29.5ppl.

23/06/21

0.5ppl Milk Price increase for Dale Farm Cumbria members – from July 1st

This increase takes Dale Farm members liquid standard litre price to 29.14ppl

23/06/21

Dale Farm (Northern Ireland) Milk Price stand on for May

This maintains members standard liquid litre price at 30.84ppl and note this is a 1st May price!