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30 January 2024
Despite Brexit uncertainty, exchange rate volatility, adverse weather and trade challenges, the value of milk in the UK has had its most stable period for more than a decade.
30 January 2024
Defra's provisional October milk price seems high compared to quoted standard litre prices. So what's driving up the overall average?
30 January 2024
Trends in EU wholesale pricing have differed across products, linked to the ease in which product can be sourced
30 January 2024
The overall price index rose 1.7% at the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) event. This is the fifth consecutive rise for the New Zealand based dairy commodity auction.
30 January 2024
UK wholesale butter prices have been at a discount to EU prices since February 2019 but the gap has recently closed
30 January 2024
It’s often difficult to marry up milk price changes quoted by companies based on standard litres, and the official average milk price paid in the UK, as quoted by Defra. September was no exception, with the Defra average put at 29.68ppl, up 0.88ppl on August, and ahead of the vast majority of “standard litre” prices quoted in our own milk price calculator. So, why the difference?
30 January 2024
How much consumer demand changes differs across products, and will depend on the size of the price change as well as how important the price is in the decision to purchase the good.
30 January 2024
October returns for processors making butter and SMP exceeded returns for producing mild Cheddar for the first time in 16 months
30 January 2024
So far this year, UK milk prices have tracked around £0.20 per kg of solids below the average of the main milk producing countries in the EU.
7 November 2024
How much are you spending on feed? Changes in grains, protein and concentrate prices are updated below every month, along with a summary of the markets.
30 January 2024
The price has moved from $6.25-$7.25 to $6.55-$7.55 per kg milksolids (kgMS)
11 November 2019
UK farm-gate milk prices have been slowly reducing over recent months. Here we look at the challenges facing the industry, which vary for different products and supply chains