Milk production stays within UK’s quota
The RPA has confirmed that there will be no wholesale or direct sales levy for the 2013/14 quota year. The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 13.7 billion litres – 1.6 billion litres under the national wholesale quota. The UK’s direct sales amounted to 109.7 million litres – 33 million litres under the national direct […]
Milk production figures released for November 2013
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totaled 1066.1million litres in November, the eighth month of the milk year. At the same time last year the figure was 973.7 million litres. The cumulative total for the year is now 9004.8 million litres. At the same point in 2012 this figure was 8,786.1 million litres. The wholesale […]
RPA opens bid for cash to promote and inform on EU agricultural products
Producers of one or more of the products listed below may apply for up to half the cost of marketing their goods abroad in a scheme designed to raise awareness and increase sales of EU food products. The maximum rises to 60 percent for the promotion of fruit and vegetables intended specifically for children in […]
Milk production figures released for October 2013
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totaled 1090.6 million litres in October, the seventh month of the milk year. At the same time last year the figure was 994.4 million litres. The cumulative total for the year is now 7,935.6 million litres. At the same point in 2012 this figure was 7,812.4 million litres. The […]
Milk production figures released – July 2013
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 1,141.5 million litres in July, the fourth month of the milk year. At the same time last year the figure was 1,116.0 million litres. The cumulative total for the year is now 4,664.7 million litres. At the same point in 2012 this figure was 4,758.2 million litres. The […]
Cross Compliance failures cost farmers £1.4 million
The Rural Payments Agency has released figures today for the number of breaches in 2012 to make farmers aware of the common errors so that they can avoid penalties in the future. The figures show that there was a slight reduction in the total number of failures from 2,046 in 2011 to 1,947 last year. […]
Milk production figures released for June 2013
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 1,173 million litres in June, the third month of the milk year. The cumulative total for the year is now 3,518.9 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, […]
Deadline for late SPS applications extended
The deadline for late Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2013 applications has been extended by 24 hours until midnight on 10 June. The EU Commission instructed the extension as 9 June falls on a non-working day (Sunday). The main deadline for SPS applications passed on Wednesday 15 May. Late applications are normally allowed for a further […]
RPA appeals panels will continue
The body makes recommendations to Ministers on appeals against the RPA’s decisions on Common Agricultural Policy payment claims. As part of the wider Government programme to review public bodies, Defra began a review of it in December. Following an informal consultation with industry, the review found that farmers liked having their appeals heard by […]
