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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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02/06/20

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

This maintains producers liquid standard litre price at 27.5ppl.

02/06/20

Barbers (Cheese) to stand on until 1st August

This maintains producers manufacturing standard litre price of 27.79ppl and based on a liquid standard litre at 26.8ppl.

02/06/20

Belton (Cheese) to stand on until 1st August

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

02/06/20

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

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

02/06/20

Wells Farm Dairy (Liquid) to stand on until 1st July

This maintains producer’s standard liquid litre A price at around 24.15ppl which is paid on 80% of supplies, the remainder is on a B price.

02/06/20

Stand on June milk price for almost all Arla Members

Arla’s member milk price for both conventional and organic will remain at the following levels until July 1st. Standard liquid litre price 28.78ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre price of 29.89ppl. Organic standard liquid litre price at 37.48ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre price of 38.93ppl. In reality the June price has actually reduced by 1 Euro Cent however there is a 1 Euro Cent addition scheduled to start from June 1st as a climate check/change incentive.

02/06/20

1p and 2ppl milk price increases for Meadow Foods suppliers – from 1st June

An additional 2ppl will be paid from June 1st to Meadows Cumbrian and South Wales suppliers, taking their A standard liquid litre price to 24ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre 24.25ppl. An additional 1ppl will be paid from June 1st to Meadows North Wales, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire suppliers, taking their A standard liquid litre price to 26ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre 26.

02/06/20

1ppl Milk Price increase for suppliers to Dairy Partners (Mozerella) – from June 1st

Dairy Partners have reported small increases in demand resulting in a welcome 1ppl price increase from June 1st. Dairy Partners took a slap when it confirmed it was purchasing cheap spot milk in April however, given the current grass growth, the firm has recognised that they urgently need to encourage loyal suppliers to pump out milk in the second half of 2020 which the processor along with other GB processors could desperately need.

02/06/20

1ppl milk price increase for some Freshways suppliers – from June 1st

In true Freshways style, the 1ppl will only be paid to those producers who signed the new Terms and Conditions, agreed to the 60:40 A and B price split and who haven’t tendered their notice. There are a number of Freshways suppliers who plan to quit within weeks but as we understand it, they will receive the 1ppl increase on any milk delivered post June 1st.

02/06/20

1.6ppl milk price increase on the A litres price from Yew Tree Dairy – from June 1st

This results in a liquid standard litre price of 25.10ppl on the 63% A litres, the remainder is paid on a B price.

02/06/20

Freshways still in the relegation zone but with others paying less

Freshways April milk price based on 60% A and 40% B price split resulted in a disappointingly poor average price of 20 to 21ppl with the B litres paid out at a shade over 10ppl. On top of that, 40% of the total due was paid yesterday June 1st with farmers claiming no firm date has been announced as to when the remaining 60% will be paid, however it is due by 15th June at the latest! However, others have remained under the radar with lower prices but unlike Freshways, they do not appear to have delayed farmer payments.

02/06/20

Freshways/Capital Milk deal hits a nerve cord

According to two farmer suppliers, some of the Freshways suppliers in the south of England who left to supply Capital Milk are now supplying Freshways on a better price and deal than Freshways direct suppliers are currently on. The farmers who moved to Capital saw their milk brokered to Muller but post Mullers decision to close its South East processing facility Capital have delivered the milk back to Freshways and fair do’s to Capital, the deal is allegedly better than the deal Freshways is giving its own suppliers under its new contract terms.