Dairy farmers deserve full support of Grocery Watchdog
Andrew George MP – who chairs the Grocery Market Action Group and was an architect of the groceries watchdog (the Groceries Code Adjudicator) – is calling on Ministers to give dairy farmers greater protection and support, particularly during a period when milk can be purchased at a price cheaper than water! Commenting on a Rural […]
First Milk members urged to check out business plans
First Milk members have been urged to reconsider their business plans to survive the milk price slump by John Owen, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers Council member and farm manager at Gelli Aur College, Carmarthen which carries a 500 cow split calving herd supplying First Milk. “We First Milk members, together with the rest […]
Farming leader highlights dairy crisis during Assembly breakfast
Farmers’ Union of Wales president Emyr Jones has highlighted the need for political leaders to come up with strategies which deal with the severe collapse in farmgate milk prices and the longer term viability of food production. Speaking after the function, during which he told a gathering of more than 100 AMs and industry leaders […]
RABDF calls for First Milk honesty
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers has called for honesty among First Milk officials following its announcement to defer this week’s fortnightly payment to members and to make changes to their capital contributions. “We urge First Milk board to be honest and up front with its communications with members, many of whom have been […]
Arla Foods amba’s January 2015 milk price
The Arla on-account price will reduce by 2.5 eurocents per kg, with effect from 5 January 2015. The combined impact of the on-account price and 13th payment changes takes the quoted UK standard litre to 24.81ppl, a total decrease of 2.03ppl. Commenting on the reduction, Ash Amirahmadi. Arla’s UK head of milk and member services, […]
NFU disappointed with latest milk price cut announcements
The chairman of the NFU dairy board has expressed disappointment following the latest round of milk price cuts. Dairy Crest and First Milk have today announced further price drops from January 2015. NFU dairy board chairman Rob Harrison said: “Although the fundamentals of the global supply and demand situation haven’t changed this latest price slash […]
Arla farmers call on shoppers to make a positive difference to UK dairy industry
Arla Foods, the farmer-owned dairy company, is calling on shoppers to support dairy farming by buying its well-known and leading dairy products including Anchor, Cravendale and Lurpak in a new national campaign, Support Our Farmers., which includes a series of advertisements in the national press, leaflets and a social media initiative. One in four British […]
NFU calls on retailers not to make dairy farmers pay for cut price milk
With mounting concern over the falling milk price on global markets, NFU dairy board chairman Rob Harrison has issued a rallying call to processors, retailers, and policy makers both in the UK and the EU to work together to safeguard the future of British dairy farming. “As NFU dairy board chairman, I am meeting with […]
Arla Foods amba milk price
The Arla Foods amba on-account price will reduce by €2 cents per kg with effect from 29 September 2014. In addition, the next quarter’s currency exchange rate takes effect and this will result in a 0.03ppl reduction in the UK price. When both factors are applied to the pricing mechanism, this equates to an overall […]
