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Historical statistics notices on UK milk prices and composition of milk, 2023

Previously published National Statistics notices on UK averages of the farm-gate price and composition of milk.

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This publication gives previously published copies of the monthly National Statistics publication on UK milk prices and composition of milk that showed figures for 2023. Each publication gives the figures available at that time. The figures are subject to revision each month as new information becomes available.

The latest publication and accompanying data sets can be found here.

Most milk produced in the UK is bought by dairies (registered ‘milk purchasers’) for processing. Defra runs a monthly survey in England and Wales to collect information on the volume, value and protein content of milk purchased from farms. Similar surveys are run in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Additional information is collected by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) on the protein and butterfat content of the milk. The UK average farm-gate milk price, protein content and butterfat content is then calculated.

For further information please contact:
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Twitter: @DefraStats

Updates to this page

Published 30 March 2023
Last updated 29 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added statistics release for December 2023.

  2. Moving the current content for October 2023 onto the historical page.

  3. Moving the current content for September 2023 onto the historical page.

  4. Add August 2023 HTML and charts.

  5. Moved content from the current publication onto the historical.

  6. Moving the data for June 2023 onto the historical page.

  7. Updated to add historical data for May 2023.

  8. Updated to add historical data for April 2023.

  9. Moved over the March figures to the historical page.

  10. Moved current publication over with February 2023 data.

  11. First published.

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