Farm Gate Milk Price Now 33.7p

Farm gate milk prices fell by 0.6% or 0.2p/litre to 33.7p/litre because a large number of dairies cut the prices they pay to milk producers during March 2014. The price this March is still up 12% on the price of milk in March last year when the price was 30.07p/litre.

The average butterfat content percentage in March 2014 was provisionally 4.06% and the average protein content percentage was 3.26%.

Record Milk Prices Again

Prices paid to dairy farmers have increased again in October giving another record high UK average farm gate milk price of 33.5p/litre. It is a 15% increase over the year (29.1p/l in October 2012).

The average butterfat content of UK milk was 4.08%, 2.6% lower than last year and the average protein content was 3.31%, 0.02% lower than last year.

Farm Gate Milk Prices Hit New Record

Farm gate milk prices increased by almost 1p/litre to reach yet another record high price of 32.95p/l on average in September according to estimates from Defra.

The average butterfat content of UK milk was 4% down from 4.1% in September 2012. The average protein content was 3.33% slightly up on the 3.29% of September last year.

Milk Prices Up In May But Butterfat And Protein Content Down

The latest monthly information regarding the prices milk prices and the butterfat and protein content of milk in the UK sujggests that in May 2013 the average farm gate price of milk was 29.82p/litre, up 2.89p/litre on the previous year.

The average butterfat content was 3.91% compared with 3.97% last year and the average protein content was 3.22% compared with 3.24% last year.

Milk Up 0.74 Pence

The average farm gate price of milk increased by 0.74p/litre to 30.08p/litre in December 2012 compared with December 2011. The average butterfat content fell slightly from 4.2% in 2011 to 4.18% in 2012 and the protein content also fell from 3.31% in December 2011 to 3.3% in 2012.

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.

Milk Prices Rise In April

The UK average farm gate price of milk excluding bonuses was 27.91p/litre, up 1.5p/l on April 2011 according to Defra. The butterfat content increased from 4.02% in April 2011 to 4.06% in 2012. The average protein content also increased from 3.22% to 3.26% over the same period.

January Farm Gate Price Of Milk Higher Than Last Year

The average UK farm gate price of a litre of milk increased by 3.06p over last January to 28.84p/litre. The average butterfat content was 4.14% compared with 4.03% last year and the average protein content was the same as last year at 3.28%.

Farm Gate Price Of Milk Increase Of 2.79p/litre In September

The latest milk prices release from Defra shows that the farm gate price of milk increased by 2.79p to 28.03p/litre in September. The average butterfat content was 4.09% and the protein content was 3.31% compared with 3.92% and 3.33% respectively in September 2010.

Farm Gate Price Of Milk Up By 2.84p/litre In August

The UK average farm gate price of milk increased by 2.84 p/litre to 27.54p/litre in August 2011 compared to August 2010. The average butterfat content was 4% compared with 3.85% in August last year and 3.92 in July and the average protein content was the same as last year at 3.25% but higher than the 3.23% of July. The farm gate milk price in July was 27.2p/litre (Prices exclude retrospective bonus payments made by purchasers).

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.

Farm Gate Milk Prices Up In April

The average farm gate price of milk in April 2011 was 26.24p/litre, 2.67p/litre up on last year according to the latest figures from Defra. Butterfat content increased from 3.94% last April to 4.02% this year while protein content fell from 3.23% to 3.22%.

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.