1ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Yew Tree Dairies liquid contract – from 1st March
This takes producers’ standard liquid litre price to 28ppl (www.milkprices.com)
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0.769ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Freshways – from 1st February
This takes producers’ standard liquid litre price to 28.69 (www.milkprices.com)
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0.75ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to South Caernarfon Creameries Limited – from 1st March
However, this modest decline, compared to the others above, comes with some welcome news that SCC will hold this price until at least May 1st. This takes producers’ standard manufacturing litre price to 29.03ppl. (www.milkprices.com)
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0.75ppl milk price reduction for Dairy Crest Davidstow suppliers – from 1st March
This takes producers’ standard manufacturing litre price to 30.25ppl and their standard liquid litre to 29.17ppl (www.milkprices.com)
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0.5ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Paynes Dairies – from 1st February
Information required by Ian from readers of this bulletin on the following milk buyer’s price moves: Lanchester County Buckleys
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Average 2017 UK farm gate milk price was 28.75ppl
This is according to DEFRA calculations. The December average was 31.66ppl
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Arla to invest in £460million of which £72million will come to the UK
Arla has announced a whopping £460 million European investment plan of which £72 million will be invested in the UK. Of this £72 million £34 million will be spent at its Aylesbury plant which will predominantly go into facilities for the production of lactose free dairy products. Ten out of twelve UK Arla processing facilities will receive a share of the investment money.
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Ovens has no case to answer according to HMRC and starts legal proceedings
It is believed that HMRC have confirmed that Jonathan Ovens and the Arla EDL board have no case to answer re corporate hospitality expenses. This was one of the reasons put forward by Russell as to why Ovens had to be sacked. Ian has attempted to determine the exact date Russell was made aware that HMRC had made their decision, but without success. This will no doubt be a matter for discussion for the Arla farmer reps at their big meeting next Thursday (see later).
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Six runners and riders to replace Jonathan Ovens as an Arla Board Member
Ovens’ boots are big ones to fill and personal preferences and allegiances need to be put to one side by those Arla reps who vote to ensure the elected candidate understands the business in detail, is professional, savvy and can get results for UK farmers. He or she will have to hit the ground running, especially on issues like Brexit. Six candidates have thrown their names into the hat for next Thursday’s elections to take the BOR position previously held by Ovens, at which up to 106 Arla Chairman and Vice Chairman will vote.
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Dairy Tech Event is next week
Next Wednesday, 7th February, will see a new event organised by RABDF, Dairy Tech. It will be an important day in the dairy calendar, with the exhibition booking over 250 stands. This has blown away all RABDF’s predictions. The event will be one for progressive dairy farmers who recognise that technology and science will be at the centre of dairy farming progress and future growth, including disease and illness diagnostics and treatment as well as helping reduce dairy farming’s environmental footprint.
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Bill Gates Funds Super Cow Research
Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates has invested £29m in British research to breed a hybrid milk cow-productive but rugged-for Africa. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have provided the money for Edinburgh-based GALVmed (Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines), which is researching genetics and vaccines to breed a cow with milk yield comparable to that in Europe but with the high heat tolerance of indigenous cattle in Africa.
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1.73ppl (2 Euro Cents kg) milk price reduction for Arla members – from 1st February
This latest reduction for conventional milk only results in a 1st February standard liquid litre milk price of 28.16ppl and a standard manufacturing litre milk price of 29.27ppl. Arla’s organic milk price is stand on at standard litre prices of 40.96ppl (liquid) and 42.59ppl (manufacturing). Note, whilst Arla’s organic milk price is unchanged in the UK it reduces by 1 Euro Cent per kg in both Denmark and Sweden.
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