Milk Price Rises 2.7p/litre

The farm gate price of milk increased by 2.7p/litre to 26.34p/litre in May 2011. The average butterfat content of UK milk was 3.91% compared with with 4.02% in April and 3.8% in May 2010 and the average protein content was 3.24% compared with 3.22% in April and 3.27% in May last year.

Another Increase In Farm Gate Milk Prices In November

The UK farm gate milk price in pence per litre increased by 1.29p in November compared with November 2009 according to a national statistics release from Defra. The price per litre in November 2010 was 26.16p compared with 24.87p in November 2009 and with 25.63p in October. The butterfat content of UK milk was 4.11% on average compared with 4.08% in November 2009 and 4.03% in October. The average protein content of UK milk in November 2010 was 3.36% compared with 3.34% in November 2009 but the same as October 2010 and November 2008.

Milk Prices And Composition

Farm gate milk prices in October were 1.18p/litre higher than in October 2009 at 25.62p/litre. The average butterfat content was 4.02% compared wth 4.04% last year. Protein was 3.36% the same as last year.