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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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17/07/20

First Milk farmer Co-op records solid performance

It seems the days of GB Co-op’s all recording real success are well and truly here. First Milks Annual report and Accounts to 31st March 2020 are once again a very bright light with its progress and positive position significantly bolstered by its successful partnership with its main customer Ornua as well as other customers/partners for example Nestle and Yeo Valley.

07/07/20

1.5ppl milk price increase for suppliers to Medina (Liquid) – from 1st August

This takes the average Medina contracted liquid standard litre price to 24.75ppl, which is a welcome and desperately needed return to the pre Covid February 2020 level. Medina were and indeed still are hit as hard as anyone by the dramatic drop in milk going to its catering and hospitality customers which is by no means back to "normal" and many in the industry believe the new normal will not be seen until 2021.

07/07/20

1ppl milk price increase for Pattemores (Liquid) suppliers – July 1st

This takes Pattemores standard liquid litre price to 25ppl.

07/07/20

1ppl A milk price increase for suppliers to Pensworth (Liquid) from 1st July

This increases producers liquid standard litre price to 24ppl for 80% of the A milk, the remaining 20% B price is based on skim and cream market returns which are now much improved and at the moment stable to firm.

07/07/20

Muller Direct to stand on until 1st August

This maintains producers liquid standard litre price at 25.25ppl plus 1ppl to 26.25ppl for farmers who qualify for the Muller Direct Premium.

07/07/20

Paynes Dairies to stand on until 1st August

This maintains producers standard liquid litre price at 25.0ppl.

07/07/20

Grahams Dairies (Liquid/Scotland) to stand on until 1st August

This maintains producers standard liquid litre price at 25.5ppl.

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.