Yeo Valley launches conventional direct supply contract
Posted on: 25/01/19
Yeo Valley is recruiting its own direct conventional milk pool with milk going into its Blagdon and Cannington processing facilities destined for own label yoghurts for the majority if the UK’s major retailers.
The contract and recruitment is a partnership with First Milk who are administering the contract and this will certainly be of interest to farmers within the Somerset and Devon and Dorset Borders
It appears to be a premium contract along with a a floor price feature offering protection in the form of a minimum price guarantee of not less that the average www.milkprices.com monthly price of a basket involving Arla members, Muller direct and First Milk Midlands which is a fairly strong floor price.
The initial requirements are believed to be circa 20 million litres and our info suggests some of this was signed up this week only days after the launch, First Milk are the guys to contact if anyone is interested.