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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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11/10/19

0.63ppl Milk Price reduction for suppliers to The Fresh Milk Company Scotland (cheese) AKA Lactalis from 1st October

This is actually a quarterly floor price and means for October, November & December the lowest price based on a manufacturing standard litre will be 27.61ppl and based on a liquid standard litre 26.5ppl

11/10/19

0.45ppl Milk Reduction for First Milk members (Cheese) – from 1st November

This takes members manufacturing standard litre milk price to 27.9ppl and 27ppl based on a liquid standard litre.

11/10/19

Crediton Dairy to hold its producers Milk Price for November

This hold maintains the liquid standard litre price at 28.5ppl.

11/10/19

Belton Cheese to stand on/hold its producer Milk Price for November

This means the existing manufacturing standard litre price of 27ppl continues and based on a standard liquid litre 26.25ppl

11/10/19

Saputo (Davidstow AKA Dairy Crest) to stand on/hold its producer Milk Price for November

This is an impressive 9th consecutive month hold at a manufacturing standard litre price of 29.90ppl and based on a liquid standard litre 28.82ppl.

11/10/19

Wensleydale Creamery (Cheese) targets a hold for its producer Milk Price for November

This will be the 8th consecutive monthly price hold although it is yet to be officially confirmed. The standard manufacturing litre price will remain at 28.35ppl and the standard liquid litre price will continue at 27.40ppl.

11/10/19