Dairy: levy income and investment

Details about how much dairy levy is collected and an overview of the key areas where it is invested.

Find out more about how your levy is invested and how it makes a difference to your business. 

*Levy income of 60p per 1,000 litres is boosted by 28p of non-levy income, e.g. grants and funding.

Market and trade data

We provide you with the latest analysis, prices, consumer trends and market outlook to inform your business decisions.

Over 5,000 people receive our Dairy Market Weekly email newsletter providing the latest market news and analysis

Marketing to the UK consumer

Your funding enables us to deliver regular activity including TV advertising to shift consumer attitudes, particularly those thinking about reducing dairy consumption.

Our ongoing We Eat Balanced campaign, which returned in January promotes a healthy, balanced and sustainable diet. It’s resulted in 9% more people thinking dairy is an important part of a healthy, balanceddiet and 13% more believe the dairy industry has high production values.

Export development

Our team provide specialist support and advice to over 30 companies responsible for £1.7 billion of Dairy exports in 2019. This includes our large cheesemaking industry, which accounts for £705 million of total dairy exports.

Working with you

18p of levy and 16p from external funding secured by AHDB supports on-farm meetings, strategic farms, HerdAdvance in Wales, webinars and technical guidance giving you access to industry experts and the latest research.

Animal health, genetics and the environment

95% of dairy semen sold in GB uses our independent genetic and genomics data. Your levy means we can develop new indexes like Feed Advantage and EnviroCow to help breed more economic and environmentally friendly cows.

You also support initiatives to improve cow health and welfare as well as our work with the industry towards the common goal of net zero through the Dairy Roadmap.

AHDB income 2021/22

AHDB collects £0.60 per thousand litres (0.06p per litre) from buyers and direct sellers of milk.

Non-levy income, e.g. grants and funding, offers extra value for you in addition to your investment.

The figures are based on the 2021/22 Business Plan. Prior year financial statements are published in our Annual Report and Accounts available at: ahdb.org.uk