Milk prices

EU spot prices for butter came off markedly in the first week of October, with prices for Q4 crashing €500 (£419) or so to around €7,500/tonne (£6,283), with prices €1,000/tonne (£838) lower than that for Q1

As processors announce the latest farmgate milk prices, Cedric Porter takes a look at the outlook for dairy

The cooperative said the increase was driven by strong demand and lower volumes

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The price for conventional and organic milk will rise for organic suppliers from July 1

The dairy will pay 39ppl for July, including the Muller Advantage premium

With dairies announcing unusual milk price rises for May, Cedric Porter takes a look at the milk markets

After weakening through March, commodity prices are showing some tentative signs of improvement with butter jumping from the €5,500 (£4,719) zone to as high as €5,950 (£5,106) for some trades

Farmers and growers are getting increasingly frustrated and concerned over the wet spring, which is on track to be one of the wettest in living memory, and if the situation does not change for the better soon, the inflationary repercussions will surely be felt later this year