27.6ppl was the average farmgate milk price in April

Posted on: 16/06/20

DEFRA have provisionally calculated the average farmgate milk price for April deliveries at 27.6ppl. That must be the widest gap on record, with some farmers (see below) paid 10/11ppl and others paid more than 3x this amount. Compared to the April 2019 average price, the reduction was 2.2%.