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^{Note, all standard litre prices are those quoted by www.milkprices.com and are based on the following:

The liquid standard litre 4% bf, 3.3% protein, 30,000/ml Bactoscans, 200,000/ml SCC, 1 million litres a year on EODC but before seasonality, monthly profile payments, balancing, B price additions, capital retentions or annual incentive schemes. The manufacturing standard litre is to exactly the same specification with the exception of 4.2%bf and 3.4% protein.}

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17/12/19

No Christmas cheer for 72 Tomlinson’s and Sainsbury’s farmers

PWC the administrators for the collapsed Tomlinson’s Dairies Limited have issued their proposals and its very depressing reading. The key points are that the 72 farmers (Tomlinson’s directs plus Sainsbury’s group) are unlikely to receive any payment from the administration. HSBC are owed £15.6 million and this is unlikely to be fully repaid with finance Wales Investments highly likely to join the farmers for a nil payout on the £1.

02/12/19

Wensleydale (Cheese) 0.6ppl reduction from 1st December

This results in a manufacturing standard litre price of 27.75ppl and a liquid standard lire price of 26.8ppl.

02/12/19

Dale Farms Northern Ireland 0.25ppl reduction in base price from 1st October

This results in a standard liquid litre price of 25.59ppl.

02/12/19

Belton Farm (Cheese) to stand on/hold its producer price until at least 1st February

This results in a manufacturing standard litre price of 27ppl and a liquid standard price of 26.25ppl.

02/12/19

Muller to Stand on/hold its producer price until at least February 1st

This maintains a standard liquid litre price of 25.75ppl

02/12/19

Meadow Foods to Stand on/hold its producer price for December

This maintains a standard litre price of 25ppl.Meadow Foods January milk price to be confirmed this week.

02/12/19

South Caernarfon Creameries to Sand on/hold its producer price until at least 1st of February

This maintains a manufacturing standard liquid price of 27.28ppl and a liquid litre price of 26.34ppl for both December and January.

02/12/19

Patmore’s (liquid) to Stand on/hold its producer price until at least 1st February

This maintains a standard liquid litre price of 26.25ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre of 27.12ppl

02/12/19

Saputo (Davidstow AKA Dairy Crest) to stand on/hold its producer Milk Price until at least 1st February.

This is an impressive 11th consecutive month hold at a manufacturing standard litre price of 29.90ppl and based on a liquid standard litre 28.82ppl.

02/12/19

Wyke Farms (Cheese) to Stand on/hold its producer price for December

This maintains a manufacturing standard litre price of 26.91ppl and a liquid standard litre price of 26ppl

02/12/19

Glanbia (Cheese) to stand on/hold is producer price until at least 1st February

This maintains a manufacturing standard litre price of 27ppl and a liquid standard litre price of 26.1ppl.

02/12/19

Wyke Farms (Cheese) & Lidl announce 28ppl 3 year fixed price option

Wyke Farm suppliers now have the option to fix a minimum of 10% up to a maximum of 50% of their milk output for 3 years starting from the 1st of January 2020 to 31st December 2022 at 28ppl. It’s another Lidl fixed price deal to come to market this time targeted at Wyke producers, As Wyke Farms Andrew Gaskell commented “It is a ground breaking offer in the UK cheese Industry” In the event the offer is oversubscribed over and above the initial 30 million litres required then scale back is likely to be applied and in the unlikely event the full allocation is not taken famers at the 50% level might be able to increase their commitment above the 50% threshold.