United Kingdom Milk Prices And Composition Of Milk
UK - Milk prices in 2009 were slightly lower than the previous year according to the latest national statistics produced by Defra on UK milk prices and composition of milk.
12 February 2010
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Section 1: UK farm gate milk price (pence per litre)
Table 1 shows average UK farm gate milk prices calculated from monthly surveys of milk purchasers conducted in England and Wales by Defra, in Scotland by RERAD and in Northern Ireland by DARD. These surveys together account for approximately 91% of UK milk bought by milk purchasers this month.
From May to July 2009 this weighted average price was affected by Dairy Farmers of Britain going into receivership. This resulted in some producers not receiving any payment for milk supplied in May 2009 and a reduced payment for milk supplied in June and July 2009, slightly lowering the average UK milk price. The effect was negligible in July 2009, but users should be careful when comparing the May and June prices with those for previous months.
To aid comparisons with previous months a weighted average price received by producers, excluding those that supplied Dairy Farmers of Britain, has also been provided for January 2009 to June 2009, and for 2009 as a whole.
Table 1: UK farm gate price of milk (pence per litre)
Section 2: Composition of milk in the UK
Average butterfat and protein contents are derived from information provided by milk purchasers via the monthly returns to the Rural Payments Agency with additional protein data from Defra’s monthly survey of milk purchasers in England and Wales.
Table 2: Average Butterfat and Protein Content of UK Produced Milk
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