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25 November 2025
These projections indicate the expected movements in farmgate milk prices for the next three months, based on movements in the dairy markets.
9 December 2025
The milk to feed price ratio (MFPR) shows the value of milk compared with the cost of purchased feed. Feed costs account for around 70% of variable costs. The MFPR gives an indication of inputs costs in relation to income. It is updated on a monthly basis
20 November 2025
Indicative average prices for selected regions on dairy wholesale markets, including butter, skimmed milk powder (SMP) and mild Cheddar cheese.
2 December 2025
Global Dairy Trade (GDT) events take place twice a month, trading dairy commodity ingredients. Here you will find key results from the latest event.
25 November 2025
All liquid processors generate surplus cream, which then can be sold. Here we estimate the income a processor could make each month from selling their surplus as bulk cream.
12 November 2024
These EU Milk for Cheese Value Equivalent (MCVE) values show how the UK is performing against other EU countries when it comes to deriving value from milk.
10 September 2025
These figures track annual changes in cow numbers in the UK and within the EU. You can also dig deeper into the statistics and have a look at cow numbers by country, and for England, by county.
8 August 2025
These figures, from Defra, show the average litres of milk produced per cow, per year in the UK. Average yields should be taken with a degree of caution as they are based only on the total milk production recorded, and then divided by the size of the dairy herd.
20 November 2025
Average somatic cell counts and bactoscan levels for GB are reported, based on an AHDB survey of dairies.