Muller to pay an extra 0.5ppl for participation in its herd health initiative

Around 700 Muller non aligned conventional and organic suppliers now have the opportunity to participate in three new herd health and cow welfare standard programmes from January 1st in return for which they will be paid on additional 0.5ppl in January 2020 subject to compliance.

Payments will be made for all months producers participate and qualify for the premium and compliance for a full 12 months of 2019 is not a pre requisite to obtaining any payment.

Note any litres committed to Muller’s fixed price and/or futures trades are both ineligible for the premium for example those who locked into the 28ppl Lidl contract.  Neither will producers under notice by 31st December 2019 qualify for payment.

The three eligible Programmes producers will participate in are the National Johnes Management Plan, Muller Antibiotics Programme and Muller farm Insight Programme.