1.1ppl curiously delayed price increase for suppliers to Joseph Heler (Cheese) from 1st August

Helers cheese in a letter dated 3rd June notified its producers of a 1.1ppl milk price increase from 1st August. Helers decided several years ago not to provide information to www.milkprices.com and others in order to enable standard liquid and manufacturing prices to be compared, so these are unavailable.

That apart, Helers producers are not all asleep and have been quick to notice the following:

• Letter dated 1st March 2019 with 30 days advance notice of a 0.75ppl price reduction from 1st April.
• Letter dated 30th August 2019 with 32 days advance notice of a 1ppl price reduction from 1st October.
• Letter dated 30th April 2020 with 32 days advance notice of a 1.1ppl priced reduction from 1st June.
• Letter dated 3rd June 2020 with 59 days advance notice of a 1.1ppl priced increase from 1st August.

This producers comparison requires no further illumination or explaining. The positive is the increase, the reality is it’s a 30 day notice for price reductions and now at a time when the market is bouncing up, this increase has been given a 59 day producer notice. Note there is a commitment to review this increase and any further improvement in market conditions could result in this 1st August price further increasing. Which Ian reckons it should do, particularly given the fact Helers Cheese were the only price reduction for June 1st.