Dairy market analysts are at odds over how much the market should be returning to UK producers. The Dairy Group’s Nick Holt-Martyn believes that six months of relative market stability justifies a farmgate return of 30p/litre. Independent expert Chris Walkland says that prediction is too optimistic and between 25-27p/litre for spring is more accurate. Since October 2017 processor market returns for liquid milk have increased by 9%, while returns for cheese, skim-milk powder (SMP) and cream and butter have dropped […]
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