date:Sep 06, 2012
The firm has increased the standard price it pays to milk suppliers from 27 pence per litre (ppl) to 29.5ppl. The price increase will take effect from 1 October 2012.
The 2.5ppl mil price increase will be delivered through improved returns from customers and markets, said Arla. Retailer premiums will also be incorporated into the new, improved standard litre price.
The announcements follow a summer of dairy farmer-led protests in the UK relating to processor-planned milk price reductions and l