0.4ppl milk price increase for farmers supplying Wells Farm Dairy liquid is the first conventional liquid processor rise since October 1st 2018 - PRODUCER NOTIFIED
Posted on: 22/11/19
Throughout 2019 this bulletin has been a catalogue of processor price reductions and stand on prices.
Wells Farm dairy surprised most if not all of its 50 or so local farmer suppliers with the announcement that from December 1st their milk price will increase by 0.4ppl to give a liquid standard litre price of 25.7ppl. One swallow doesn’t make a summer but it’s a positive step in the right direction and should have been well received by most if not all of Wells farmers.
The last time we reported a processor price increase was a 0.21ppl price increase from October 1st 2018 so 14 months until this one has hit the radar. Although the Wells Dairy notice appears to be only 14 days few if any farmers will grumble at the fact its not voluntary code compliant.
It’s the first and could be the only 2019 processor farmgate milk price increase in 2019.