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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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03/02/23

3ppl milk price reduction for members on the Lidl fixed price contract) – from 1st March (PRODUCER NOTIFIED)

This continues to track the Muller Direct price moves and reduces the liquid standard litre price to 44ppl. Note the fixed price deal farmers signed up to was at 29ppl fixed until June 2024.

03/02/23

3ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Tesco TSDG aligned (liquid) – from 1st March (PRODUCER NOTIFIED

This reduction results in a liquid standard litre price of 44ppl for Muller farmers and 43.75 Arla members.

03/02/23

3ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Yew Tree Dairy (Liquid) – from 1st March

This reduction results in a liquid standard litre of 44ppl

03/02/23

3ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Wells Dairy (liquid) – from 1st March

This reduction results in a liquid standard litre price of 43.5ppl

03/02/23

2.68ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Co-op (CDG) (liquid) – from 1st March

This is an aligned tracker price which tracks the three producer prices paid to Muller Direct, Muller Sainsburys and Muller Tesco. The reduction results in a liquid standard litre price of 44.15ppl

03/02/23

2.06ppl milk price reduction for aligned suppliers to Sainsburys (SDDG) – from 1st March (PRODUCER NOTIFIED)

This reduces producers liquid standard litre price to 44.44ppl (Muller) and 44.32ppl (Arla).

03/02/23

1.01ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Wensleydale Creamery (cheese) – from 1st February (PRODUCER NOTIFIED)

This reduction results in a manufacturing standard litre price of 49.27ppl and based on a liquid standard litre 47.63ppl

03/02/23

1.16ppl milk price reduction for Selkley Vale Suppliers (Cadburys) – from 1st March

This reduction results in a manufacturing standard litre of 50.22ppl and based on a liquid standard litre 49.97ppl and must be the best March farmgate milk price in the UK!

03/02/23

1ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Co-op (CDG) – from 1st February

This is an aligned tracker price which tracks the three producer prices paid to Muller Direct, Muller Sainsburys and Muller Tesco. The reduction results in a liquid standard litre price of 46.83ppl

01/02/23

3.5ppl milk price reduction for suppliers to Crediton Dairy (Liquid) – from 1st March

This reduction results in a liquid standard litre price of 45ppl

01/02/23

3.8PPL MILK PRICE REDUCTION FOR SUPPLIERS TO BARBERS (CHEESE) – FROM 1ST MARCH

This reduction results in a manufacturing standard litre price of 46.11ppl and based on a liquid standard litre 44.57ppl. For the past six years Barbers over base litres (AKA B litres) have been paid at AMPE minus 2ppl which for January deliveries calculated to 33.09ppl which is a clear disincentive to produce extra litres with a negative 15.51ppl difference between the core price (48.

01/02/23

4.0ppl milk price reduction for members of First Milk – from 1st March

This reduction results in a manufacturing standard litre price of 45.69ppl and based on a liquid standard litre 44.02ppl. These prices include the bonus for regenerative farming.