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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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24/04/19

Arla members stand on with its May conventional price at 30.23ppl

This is Arlas 4th consecutive member milk price hold keeping the standard liquid litre price at 29.06ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre 30.23ppl. This is a welcome if not remarkable achievement by Arla and certainly puts more pressure on other processors who are finding current prices extremely challenging. During the past week spot milk has been regularly trading between 13 to 15ppl and the signs are pointing towards further weakening as milk production continues to increase.

05/04/19

Dairy Crest 1 Billion pound sale is approved

The sale of the remaining Dairy Crest business to Canadian Saputo has been approved at 6.20 per share valuing the business at almost £1 Billion. The new owners will take charge on April 15th

05/04/19

Milk Deliveries update

According to AHDB Dairy GB milk deliveries for week ending 23rd March were up 4.3% compared to the same week last year equivalent to an additional 1.5million litres day and heading for the most milk produced in 32 years and towards 15 billion litres. To add to the problem is the fact milk production in Southern Ireland is also at record levels. January to February 2019 production is up 3.

05/04/19

First Milk (cheese) stand on with its May member milk price at 28.68ppl

First Milks decision to hold its April milk price for May results in a standard manufacturing litre milk price of 28.68ppl (including the 0.25ppl member premium paid in April 2020) and based on a standard liquid litre 27.75ppl.

05/04/19

Barbers (cheese) to stand on with its May milk price at 29.13ppl

This is the fourth consecutive month Barbers have held producer prices at this level which is 29.13ppl based on a standard manufacturing litre and 28.09ppl based on a standard liquid litre.

05/04/19

Dairy Crest (cheese) to stand on with its May milk price at 29.9ppl

This is an impressive move by Dairy Crest who have held their producer milk price at 29.9ppl (based on a standard manufacturing litre) for four consecutive months. Based on a standard liquid litre the price remains at 28.82ppl.

05/04/19

Pattemores (liquid) to stand on again with its May milk price at 28ppl

Pattemores standard liquid litre price of 28ppl is set to remain one of the leading liquid processor milk prices for yet another month only to be top trumped by Crediton Dairy.

05/04/19

Crediton Dairy (liquid) to stand on with its May milk price at 28.5ppl

Crediton continue to head the liquid processor league table with a liquid standard litre price of 28.5ppl.

05/04/19

Muller (liquid) to stand on with its May milk price at 26.75ppl

The 26.75ppl is a standard liquid litre price which includes the 0.5ppl premium. The Muller Direct Organic standard liquid litre May price is 40.25ppl.

05/04/19

0.34ppl milk price reduction for Tesco aligned producers from 1st May – PRODUCER NOTIFIED

05/04/19

0.3ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Freshways – from April 1st – PRODUCER NOTIFIED

Freshways have notified its producers of a further 0.3ppl milk price reduction on their A litres from April 1st which reduces the A price liquid standard litre to 27.06ppl

05/04/19

0.37ppl milk price reductionfor suppliers to Lactalis (cheese) from 1st April

This takes producers standard manufacturing litre milk price to 28.27ppl and 27.13ppl based on a standard liquid litre.