Proposed closure of Arla Hatfield Peverel dairy
After an extensive review into its processing requirements across the UK, Arla Foods, the farmer-owned dairy company, is today announcing its intention, subject to consultation with those affected, to close its fresh milk processing production facilities at its Hatfield Peverel dairy in Essex. The proposal will result in the potential closure of Hatfield Peverel by […]
UK wholesale milk production figures
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 1,155.4 million litres in October, the seventh month of the new milk year, figures released by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) show. At the same time last year this figure was 1,088.2 million litres. The cumulative total for the year is now 8,558.8 million litres. At the same […]
RPA releases March 2014 milk production figures
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 1,246.6 million litres in March figures published by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) show. At the same time last year this figure was 1,111.6 million litres. The cumulative total for the year is now 13,669.9 million litres. At the same point in 2013 this figure was 12,974.1 million […]
RPA releases December milk production figures
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totaled 1,150.7 million litres in December, figures published by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) show. At the same time last year this figure was 1,039.2 million litres. The cumulative total for the year is now 10,151.1 million litres. At the same point in 2012 this figure was 9,825.3 million […]
Milk production stays within UK’s quota
RPA has confirmed that there will be no wholesale or direct sales levy for the 2012/13 quota year. The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 13.0 billion litres – 2.0 billion litres under the national wholesale quota. The UK’s direct sales amounted to 115.0 million litres – 27.6 million litres under the national direct sales […]
Milk production figures released – December 2012
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 1,035.9 million litres in December, bringing the cumulative total for the year to 9,821.8 million litres. The wholesale delivery figures have not been adjusted for butterfat content and all figures are provisional. RPA relies on individual purchasers to provide the data, which is supplied ‘subject to confirmation’ and […]
