Processors optimistic as the UK hits peak milk production

Some processors are optimistic that commodity prices and farmgate prices will remain strong after 'the flush', as milk starts to decline through to the trough

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Processors optimistic as the UK hits peak milk production

Buttermakers are buoyed by a lack of stocks and decent demand, while cheesemakers, despite their plants being full, are apparently not making cheese they did not expect to make. Mild cheddar is strong...

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