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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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02/06/20

Wensleydale Creamery (Cheese) to stand on until 1st July

This maintains producers standard manufacturing litre price at 27.25ppl and based on a liquid litre at 26.3ppl.

02/06/20

South Caernarfon Creameries (Cheese) to stand on until 1st August

This maintains a manufacturing standard of 27.28ppl based on a liquid standard litre price of 26.34ppl.

02/06/20

Glanbia Cheese suppliers to stand on until 1st July

This maintains producers standard manufacturing litre price to 25ppl and based on a standard liquid litre 24.17ppl.

02/06/20

Pensworth (Liquid) to stand on until 1st July

This maintains producers liquid standard litre price at 23ppl for 70% of the A milk, the remaining 30% B price is based on skim and cream market returns, which for May deliveries averaged 16.1ppl.

02/06/20

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

This maintains producers liquid standard litre price at 27.5ppl.

02/06/20

Barbers (Cheese) to stand on until 1st August

This maintains producers manufacturing standard litre price of 27.79ppl and based on a liquid standard litre at 26.8ppl.

02/06/20

Belton (Cheese) to stand on until 1st August

This maintains producers manufacturing standard litre price of 27ppl and based on a liquid standard litre at 26.25ppl.

02/06/20

Saputo (AKA Dairy Crest) to stand on until 1st August

This maintains producers manufacturing standard litre price at 28.65ppl and based on a liquid standard litre 27.63ppl.

02/06/20

Wells Farm Dairy (Liquid) to stand on until 1st July

This maintains producer’s standard liquid litre A price at around 24.15ppl which is paid on 80% of supplies, the remainder is on a B price.

02/06/20

Stand on June milk price for almost all Arla Members

Arla’s member milk price for both conventional and organic will remain at the following levels until July 1st. Standard liquid litre price 28.78ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre price of 29.89ppl. Organic standard liquid litre price at 37.48ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre price of 38.93ppl. In reality the June price has actually reduced by 1 Euro Cent however there is a 1 Euro Cent addition scheduled to start from June 1st as a climate check/change incentive.

02/06/20

1p and 2ppl milk price increases for Meadow Foods suppliers – from 1st June

An additional 2ppl will be paid from June 1st to Meadows Cumbrian and South Wales suppliers, taking their A standard liquid litre price to 24ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre 24.25ppl. An additional 1ppl will be paid from June 1st to Meadows North Wales, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire suppliers, taking their A standard liquid litre price to 26ppl and based on a manufacturing standard litre 26.

02/06/20

1ppl Milk Price increase for suppliers to Dairy Partners (Mozerella) – from June 1st

Dairy Partners have reported small increases in demand resulting in a welcome 1ppl price increase from June 1st. Dairy Partners took a slap when it confirmed it was purchasing cheap spot milk in April however, given the current grass growth, the firm has recognised that they urgently need to encourage loyal suppliers to pump out milk in the second half of 2020 which the processor along with other GB processors could desperately need.