First Milk announces May price fall
Farmers Weekly UK dairy processor First Milk has announced a cut to its A-litre price of between 0.1p/litre and 0.35p/litre for May. The fall means the co-op’s 1,000 or so farmer owners will receive...
View ArticleGlobal Dairy Trade auction continues climb
Farmers Weekly The global dairy trade auction, an indicator of market sentiment rose for a fourth consecutive time (2 May), increasing by 3.6%. The auction saw an average price of US$3,166/t...
View ArticleFalling milk prices will help curtail production
Farmers Weekly The stability of UK milk supplies will be helped by country’s processors putting the brakes on nine months of price increases as Europe enters its seasonal flush. Farmgate milk prices...
View ArticleAustralia’s largest dairy processor slammed by authorities
Farmers Weekly Australian dairy co-op, Murray Goulburn (MG) is being taken to federal court by the country’s competition watchdog over retrospective milk price cuts. The co-op, which represents...
View ArticleMuller drops June milk price
Farmers Weekly Muller Milk and Ingredients (MM&I) has decreased its standard non-aligned milk price for next month by 0.5p/litre. Non-aligned producers will receive 26.19p/litre from 9 June, before...
View ArticlePig margins can remain stable until Brexit, says analyst
Farmers Weekly The margins British pig producers are receiving can be maintained until the UK leaves the EU in 2020, according to consultant and market analyst, Peter Crichton. The GB APP (UK spec)...
View ArticleUK adds to EU SMP stockpile for first time in 2017
Farmers Weekly The UK has entered skimmed milk powder (SMP) into intervention for the first time in almost a year. In the week beginning 1 May, the UK offered 1,132t of SMP into intervention, taking...
View ArticleFive rises in a row for GDT auction average
Farmers Weekly The Global Dairy Trade index, an indicator of market sentiment, increased for the fifth consecutive auction on Tuesday (16 May), climbing by 3.2%. The rise took the New Zealand based...
View ArticlePositive signs for UK lamb as NZ production falls
Farmers Weekly New Zealand lamb production is expected to fall by far more than originally anticipated, according to Beef and Lamb New Zealand. Earlier this month, The New Zealand levy board revised...
View ArticleArla announces UK milk price fall
Farmers Weekly Arla UK has dropped its June milk price by 0.4p/litre despite the company holding prices for the rest of its 9,500 producers on the continent. The co-op’s 2,500 UK producers will receive...
View ArticleBarbers milk price unmoved for July
Farmers Weekly The world’s oldest cheddar cheesemaker, AJ & RJ Barbers is holding its manufacturing litre milk price for July, which pays 29.91p/litre at 4.2% butterfat and 3.4% protein. The...
View ArticleFreshways controversy over producer cash clawback
Farmers Weekly UK milk processor Freshways has been accused by farmers of clawing back milk price increases paid to them last year. A group of 13 producers alleges the company reclaimed a 1.5-2p/litre...
View ArticleCasting vote decides farm business award winner
Farmers Weekly Harper Adams University scooped the Institute of Agricultural Management Farmplanner competition “by a nose”, with a business plan and presentation the judges said was one of the best...
View ArticleFarming unions condemn milk price decreases
Farmers Weekly UK farming bodies have labelled Arla’s decision to drop its milk price solely for UK producers as disappointing and ill-judged. The NFU and NFU Scotland questioned the processors...
View ArticleLacklustre lamb demand over Easter period
Farmers Weekly Consumer demand for UK lamb was disappointingly low in the run-up to Easter this year, which traditionally sees a surge in sales volumes. UK lamb sales plummeted by 14% in 12 weeks to 24...
View ArticleFirst Milk drop June A milk price
Farmers Weekly Farmer-owned co-op First Milk has dropped its A litre price by between 0.28p/litre and 0.35p/litre for next month. The co-op’s about 1,000 producers will now receive 25.49p-27.25p/litre...
View ArticleUnprecedented markets justify milk price rise
Farmers Weekly Dairy commodity prices and market indicators saw some substantial increases in the second half of May, heaping further pressure on processors to reverse declining farmgate prices. The...
View ArticleUK deadweight lamb market buoyant
Farmers Weekly UK deadweight lamb prices have continued to climb, making substantial gains in the week ending 27 May. Old season lamb prices hit 463.7p/kg, a 13.8p increase on the previous week, while...
View ArticleSkim milk powder rises as Global Dairy Trade edges up
Farmers Weekly The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index, an indicator of market sentiment, increased for the sixth consecutive auction (6 June). The index rose 0.6% on the fortnight, with an average weighted...
View ArticleMuller holds July standard liquid milk price
Farmers Weekly The UK’s second largest dairy processor, Muller, has held its standard liquid price for July. Non-aligned producers will receive 26.19p/litre from the start of next month, before the...
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