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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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25/01/23

1ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Paynes Dairies – from 1st February

This reduces producers liquid standard litre price to 47ppl.

24/01/23

Pensworth Dairy closes its doors within days of Freshways becoming the largest shareholder in Kent Dairy - This is an updated version of story posted on this page last week following further discussions with all three parties involved

Pensworth Dairy who operate across the South East, East Anglia, South West, Wales and the Midlands and buys a proportion of its milk from 10 local farmers has closed its doors. Last week Pensworth informed their farmer suppliers that they will no longer collect their milk and to immediately seek a new milk purchaser. With the help of Pensworth it is believed 9 of the farmers have found new homes for their milk with Cotteswold and one with Freshways Freshways have confirmed they purchased the Kent business on Friday 13th January in a deal which was negotiated quickly.

17/01/23

GDT is more or less a stand on

Todays GDT resulted in the average all price auction index reducing by only 0.1% which is more or less a stand on at US $3393 tonne ($3365 2 weeks ago) Todays quantity sold was down 5% or $1606 to 31,872 tonnes (33,478 two weeks ago) with the number of participating bidders increasing to 164 (132 two weeks ago) and the successful buyers increased to 127 (114 two weeks ago).

10/01/23

Milk price Armageddon on its way

This is the headline and comment today from www.milkprices.com Milk price Armageddon this spring? Barring a miracle its coming. Our forward market indicators are now ringing alarm bells off the wall. For the majority, no surprise if milk price levels have to fall by 10ppl to 12ppl before the end of Q2 for some that may not establish the low That’s another farmgate milk price prediction of under 40ppl.

10/01/23

1ppl Milk Price Reduction on the Lidl fixed price contract

Inevitably and indeed understandably the Muller/Lidl 3 year fixed price deal has seen a 1ppl reduction to 47ppl from 1st February which mirrors the Muller direct reduction. The original deal farmers signed up to was a 3 year fixed price of 29ppl which runs until the end of June 2024.

06/01/23

1.5ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Meadow Foods – from February 1st

This reduces producers liquid standard litre price on their A litres to 45.5ppl. In its communication Meadow highlight bulk cream prices in September were £2.85kg and at one point during the Christmas period fell to £1.70kg a drop in value of 11.5ppl to a liquid processor.

06/01/23

Stand on price at 48ppl for suppliers to Paynes (Liquid) who have also opened up their recruitment door

Paynes Dairies have confirmed a stand on liquid standard litre price of 48ppl for January and given the moves by others it must be likely that any February 1st adjustment will be 1ppl or at worst 1.5ppl (TBC) Whilst nationally there are now significant volumes of milk Paynes have opened their recruitment books to fulfill new and existing customer demand.

06/01/23

Pattemores Dairy (Liquid) to stand on until March 1st

This maintains producers liquid standard litre at 48ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre 49.3ppl

05/01/23

Crediton Dairy (Liquid) to stand on until March 1st

This maintains producers liquid standard litre price at 48.5ppl

03/01/23

GDT Auction down 2.8%

Todays auction fell a further 2.8% with all products recording price drops. Todays quantity sold was an increased 33,478 tonnes (28,724 on 20/12) with the number of participating bidders down to 132 (149 on 20/12) however successful bidders who brought totalled 114 compared to 117 two weeks ago. Notable price movements were: SMP down 4.3% to average US $2838 Butter down 2.

03/01/23

1ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to North Lakes Foods/Greencroft Milk (Liquid) – from 1st February

This reduction results in a liquid standard litre price of 48ppl which includes the 1ppl bonus which almost all suppliers receive and is a top end February farmgate price.

03/01/23

Barbers (cheese) to stand on for February at 50.02ppl

Barbers join Saputo/DCD and First Milk to hold their farmgate milk price until 1st March all each has stood on for different reasons. This maintains Barbers farmers manufacturing standard litre price at 50.02ppl and based on a liquid standard litre at 48.33ppl for a fourth consecutive month. Barbers B price, calculated directly from the AMPE price is paid on all milk above 105% of the agreed base milk volume and for December deliveries falls to a sobering 37.