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Milk prices and composition of milk - annual statistics

Summary

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...

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Use limitation statement

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Attribution statement

© Crown Copyright

Technical information

Update frequency

monthly

Lineage

To be completed.

Spatial information

Coordinate reference system

N/A

Geographic extent

N/A

Metadata information

Language

English

Metadata identifier

20d367a4-55bb-4e29-84fb-0290e12f635b


Published by

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Contact publisher

open@defra.gov.uk

Dataset reference dates

Creation date

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Revision date

01 June 2020

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Period

  • From: 01 January 1970
  • To: 01 June 2020

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