Dairy Crest and DCD gain top marks for milk price stability into 2019

Reporting that Dairy Crest’s Davidstow milk for cheese producer price for November will remain at 30.4ppl based on a manufacturing standard litre and 29.32ppl on liquid would normally be of passing interest and more or less falling into line with others.

However, this stand on floor price has been guaranteed until 1st February 2019, which is both a surprise and very welcome for which credit should be given to Dairy Crest and DCD for agreeing this move.

Dairy Crest increased its manufacturing standard litre milk price to 30.4ppl (liquid 29.32ppl) from 1st August then from 1st September introduced a 0.5ppl winter supplement to take the manufacturing price to 30.9ppl and liquid to 29.82ppl. This latest move results in Dairy Crest Suppliers benefitting from 6 months of price stability at the enhanced manufacturing rate of 30.9ppl.