Milk Prices Increase In May

The average UK farm gate price of milk in May 2012 was 26.98p/litre, 0.6p/litre higher than May 2011, but down from the 27.83p/litre of April. The averager butterfat content was 3.97%, up from 3.9% last May but down on the 4.06% of April. The average protein content of UK milk was 3.24% the same as last May, but down from the 3.26% of April.