Competition fuels milk price increases

Milk buyers needing to remain competitive with their producer milk prices, especially in certain pockets of the country such as South Wales and the South West, is setting the scene for producer milk price increases to continue into this autumn.

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Competition fuels milk price increases

After a good round of September price increases, buyers that find their prices lagging a little may well make positive adjustments for October or possibly November. That is unless market returns start...

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