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Milk contracts: what farmers need to check

As the dairy industry edges tentatively towards a recovery, producers are being encouraged to scrutinise milk contracts to ensure they’re getting the best deal.   With many producers attracting several…

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

Checklist: How dairy farmers can get ready for EU milk scheme

The first deadline for the EU’s new milk supply scheme is just over a month away – but how can producers make sure they don’t miss out on this vital…

Are A-B contracts fit for purpose? We ask the experts

Many processors are set to revisit their milk contract pricing strategy as a result of an oversupply of milk and subsequent lower milk prices. In recent weeks, First Milk joined…

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Case studies

Q&A: How free-range milk can help struggling dairy farmers

The UK’s first free-range branded milk was launched in July. Under the Pasture Promise label it aims to secure farmers a premium price for grass-based dairying.. Farmers Weekly talks to founder Neil…

Global milk supply insights for post-quotas UK market

The EU is abolishing milk quotas from April, but what is the state of play in other parts of the world? Rhian Price and Charlie Taverner investigate. New Zealand In…

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Insights

DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICES

Analysis: Milk price crash tests dairy resilience

With farmgate milk prices down by more than a quarter since the autumn, dairy producers are dealing with a margin squeeze few producers have experienced at this pace. Since October,…

MARKETS AND TRENDS

Latest commodity outlook: Weather and Covid-19 uncertainty

While tight supply makes the outlook relatively firm for some farm outputs, global factors and the path of the UK’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic mean things are far…

BUSINESS

FAO Outlook: Increased food output met by strong demand

Early forecasts point to a resilient global food trade in 2021-22, with increased supplies met by strong demand, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).…

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News

MILK PRICES

Milk prices show first signs of market turnaround

Several major milk processors have committed to either maintaining or lifting farmgate milk prices in the coming weeks, despite large volumes of milk both in the domestic market and at…

MARKETS AND TRENDS

GB milk production surges to all-time record high in 2025-26

The GB dairy sector set a new production record in the 2025-26 milk year, with deliveries hitting an all-time high of 13.02bn litres according to the AHDB, up by 5%…

MILK PRICES

Further stability for milk prices as spring flush approaches

Thousands of dairy farmers will see farmgate milk prices stand on again throughout April and May, as several major milk processors confirm price holds. While wholesale dairy values are improving,…

MILK PRICES

Muller puts more milk producers on 12 months' notice

A number of dairy farmers supplying Muller in North Wales and Scotland have been issued with 12 months’ notice to their supply contracts, and been told their last milk collections…

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Opinion

BUSINESS

Dairy farmers are heading for cashflow crisis again

The current path of milk prices has serious cashflow implications that require careful appraisal and monitoring, warns Kite Consulting’s John Allen. A farmgate milk price of 26p/litre effectively means even…

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BUSINESS

Online tool launched to help increase milk revenues

An online milk price calculator has been developed by AHDB Dairy to help farmers see if they could get a better price for their milk from their current contract. The…

MILK PRICES

Video: Shoppers give verdict on 'Milk for Farmers'

A new brand of milk and cheese that pays dairy farmers more for their milk has been welcomed by shoppers. Morrisons has launched its Milk for Farmers in all its…

Video: Farmers take up milk bucket challenge to highlight crisis

Protesting dairy farmers have taken to drenching themselves with milk in a bid to promote awareness of the price crisis and to raise funds for a farming charity. The stunts,…

MEAT MARKETS AND PRICES

Video: Cow and sheep help get prices crisis message to Londoners

A cow and two sheep have been walked through central London to show consumers where their food comes from, and to highlight low prices facing farmers. Scott Ruck, manager of…

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