Dairy Bulletin News Archive

Muller & Grahams Dairy Scotland scoop 3 year Lidl deal

Grahams The Family Dairy and Muller will start a 3 year partnership for the supply of liquid milk and butter to Lidl  from June 1st this year. From June 1st Muller’s total share of Lidl’s business increases by what Ian estimates to be around 70/80 million litres. Meanwhile Grahams retain their sales as Lidl’s main milk and cream supplier in Scotland whilst Trewithen Dairy, Cornwall also retains its current regional contract.

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1.5ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Joseph Heler Cheese – from 1st April (PRODUCER NOTIFIED)

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1.5ppl milk price reduction for liquid contracted suppliers to Yew Tree Dairy – from 1st April

This reduction takes producers’ standard liquid litre milk price to 26.5ppl

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1.5ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Belton from – from 1st April

This reduction takes producers’ standard litre liquid litre milk price to 26.5ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre price to 27.25ppl.

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1.25ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Pensworth Dairy – from 1st April

This reduction takes producers’ standard liquid litre milk price to 26ppl

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1ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Wensleydale Creamery – from 1st March

This takes producers’ standard liquid litre milk price to 28ppl and based on a standard manufacturing litre to a healthy 28.95ppl.

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GDT average falls for the second consecutive auction

This week’s GDT auction saw the average price ease to $3593 down 0.6% and the second consecutive fall in 2018.  In addition, the average price for the key product WMP declined by 0.8% the first WMP price fall in 2018. Notable results: Butter down 1% to average US$5280 tonne WMP  down 0.8% to average US$3232 tonne Cheddar up 1.7% to average US$3759 tonne   SMP up 5.

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Dairy farmers’ contracts terminated with only 3 months notice

Around 24 farmers who sell their milk to Dean Foods in Pennsylvania US have been given only 90 days (3 months) to find a new milk purchaser. It’s not the first time a US milk purchaser has made a similar move because in 2017 Grassland Dairy gave producers only 30 days to find a new home. The move is blamed on a surplus of milk combined with the fact consumers are buying less liquid milk.

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1.5ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Muller Direct contracted producers – from 1st April

This reduction takes producers standard liquid litre price to 26.5ppl (www.milkprices.com)

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1.5ppl milk price reduction for suppliers on Arla Direct contracts – from 1st April

This reduction takes producers standard liquid litre price to 24.3ppl and for a manufacturing standard litre 25.32ppl, which means it is on course to be the lowest April GB farm gate milk price.

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1.5ppl milk price reduction for Glanbia Cheese suppliers – from 1st April

This reduction takes producers standard liquid litre price to 26.1ppl

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1.32ppl milk price reduction for Freshways suppliers with more to come – from 1st March (PRODUCER NOTIFIED)

This reduction takes producers standard liquid litre price to 27.37, including the 0.6ppl volume bonus for those supplying 1 million litres plus (www.milkprices.com).  In addition, Freshways have informed its supplying famers that they anticipate a further price reduction in April.

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