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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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07/07/20

Crediton Dairy (Liquid) to stand on until 1st September

This maintains producers liquid standard litre price at 27.5ppl.

07/07/20

Llaeth Cymreig (Liquid) to stand on until 1st August

The purchasers A and B pricing model was dropped from June 1st to be replaced by a single price of 25ppl based on a liquid standard litre TBC. The July milk price will be a stand on at 25ppl.

07/07/20

Meadow Foods – Yet to declare their July milk price

This means if the June price prevails it will be 24ppl based on a liquid standard litre for Cumbria and South Wales suppliers and 26ppl to Meadows North Wales, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire producers. That’s the minimum July price and fingers crossed it could be more!

07/07/20

0.75ppl milk price increase for members of South Caernarfon Creameries (Cheese) from 1st August

This increases producers manufacturing standard litre price to 28.03 ppl based on a liquid standard litre price to 27.09ppl. At over 28ppl the co-op appears to be handing over the benefits gathered from the market place to its members at the earliest opportunity. The catalyst for this increase is the UK cheddar and hard cheese market which continues to improve.

07/07/20

Lactalis to hold producers July milk price with the 1st August price due this week

Lactalis have held producers standard manufacturing milk price at 27.61ppl for July and based on a standard liquid litre at 26.5ppl. The announcement of the 1st August Price will be made this week.

07/07/20

Barbers (Cheese) to stand on until 1st September

This maintains producers manufacturing standard litre price of 27.79ppl and based on a liquid standard litre at 26.8ppl. This is the 10th consecutive month Barbers have held this milk price which is a remarkable achievement given the turmoil the industry has witnessed. It’s a near certainty the next Barbers milk price move will be up as the market continues to nudge up positively.

07/07/20

Glanbia Cheese suppliers to stand on until 1st August

This maintains producers standard manufacturing litre price to 25ppl and based on a standard liquid litre 24.17ppl.

07/07/20

Belton (Cheese) to stand on until 1st September

This maintains producers manufacturing standard litre price of 27ppl and based on a liquid standard litre at 26.25ppl.

07/07/20

Wensleydale Creamery (Cheese) to stand on until 1st August

This maintains producers standard manufacturing litre price at 27.25ppl and based on a liquid litre at 26.3ppl.

07/07/20

Saputo (AKA Dairy Crest) to stand on until 1st September

This maintains producers manufacturing standard litre price at 28.65ppl and based on a liquid standard litre 27.63ppl.

07/07/20

First Milk to stand on until 1st September

This maintains members standard manufacturing litre price at 27.63ppl and based on a liquid standard litre at 26.75ppl.

07/07/20

AMPE/MCVE and The Market

National production continues to run lower than 12 months ago which is a blessing, meanwhile several milk purchasers are now regretting their instruction for producers to cut production. Spot milk continues to trade in the high 20p’s, mainly 27 to 29ppl and has hit 30p plus recently, with allegedly the top prices being paid by the Dairy Industries least popular milk buyer, who is desperately short of milk.