Milk price changes

Updated 03 December 2024

The latest publicly announced milk price changes as reported by the processors.

Milk contract prices steady to firm

December milk prices held mostly steady to firm.

Liquid contracts were more mixed, with aligned mostly steady, and only a couple of increases in non-aligned, amongst those holding steady.

Looking to aligned contracts, Co-op Dairy Group, M&S, Tesco and Waitrose announced no change to their milk prices. However, Sainsbury’s announced a marginal decline of 0.15ppl.

On non-aligned liquid contracts, all members of the AHDB league table mostly held their prices meaning no change for Freshways, Muller Direct and Payne’s Dairies. Conversely, Credition Dairy and Pembrokeshire Creamery increased their prices by 1.25 ppl and 1.12ppl respectively. Pembrokeshire, which only came online this spring, announced its sixth consecutive month of increase and Credition Dairy announced their seventh consecutive month of increases.

Cheese contracts also mostly held steady with some notable exceptions. After increasing prices last month, Belton Cheese, Saputo, Leprino Foods, Parkham Farms, South Caernarfon Creameries, Wensleydale Creamery and Wyke Farms have made no change for the month of December. Meanwhile, Barbers Cheese increased their prices by 1.50ppl and this is the ninth consecutive month of increase. First Milk Manufacturing made a positive price announcement of 1.50ppl with prices increasing continuously from last six months while Lactalis announced their seventh month of consecutive increase and prices increased by 0.61ppl.

There were few and large announcements on the manufacturing contracts this month. Arla Direct Manufacturing made the largest announcement for the month, increasing their price by a substantial 2.56ppl. Arla UK Farmers upped their contract price by +0.89ppl. Pattemores Dairy Ingredients and Meadow held on to their price whilst Dale Farm made a positive announcement of 0.51ppl.

The milk price changes may not be fully reflected in the AHDB League Table.

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