Dairy farmers have been given a welcome boost with news Muller is to increase its milk price again in November.
The company, which is the main milk buyer in the north and north-east, will increase its non-aligned milk price to 20.94p a litre on November 1.
Farmers on non-aligned contracts will also receive a retailer supplement of 2p a litre bringing their total price up to 23p a litre next month.
Muller, which will introduce a 0.9p increase tomorrow, caused controversy earlier this year when it shut the only milk processing plant in the region.
The company’s agriculture director, Lyndsay Chapman, said the price increases were a result of “significant increases in the value of dairy commodities and a tightening of supply”.
The Press and Journal’s Local Milk is Miles Better campaign sets out to drum up demand for local milk and help build the business case for a new milk processing factory to be built in the region.
You can pledge your support to buy local milk if it becomes available by signing our online petition here.
