AHDB standard litre –The milk profile used to calculate the monthly and annual average prices. The AHDB standard litre is based on historic UK milk production trends and is reviewed annually.

Milk composition profile – This is the composition of the AHDB standard litre in terms of butterfat, protein, somatic cell count (SCC), bactoscan and monthly production volumes.

Contract name – This is the name of the milk contract/schedule

Monthly price - This is the price in pence per litre for the most recent monthly pricing schedule in which producers have already been paid for their milk. Prices are therefore typically 2 months in arrears.

Annual price – This is the average price in pence per litre which would theoretically be paid across the next 12 months. It is based on the latest monthly contract and assumes no changes to the pricing schedule over that period.

Aligned liquid milk– Liquid contracts aligned to a retailer

Standard liquid milk– Liquid contracts not aligned to a retailer.

Standard manufacturing– Manufacturing contracts not aligned to a retailer.

A&B contracts – Contracts which use differential prices for base and additional volumes, prices shown are combined prices based upon the AHDB standard litre.

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The AHDB league table shows the latest monthly and annual average price paid on a range of milk contract pricing schedules. These are based on the AHDB standard litre, which has been set based on historic trends for milk delivered in the UK.

The composition details for the standard litre can be seen by clicking on Milk composition details below.

Month	Butterfat %	Protein %	SCC /ml	Bactoscan /ml	Volume (litres)
January	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	83,956
February	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	77,511
March	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	86,807
April	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	87,739
May	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	93,354
June	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	86,670
July	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	84,317
August	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	81,249
September	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	77,645
October	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	80,386
November	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	78,244
December	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	82,122
Average	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	83,333
Total					1,000,000

Contract name	January price (ppl)	Annual price (ppl)
Aligned liquid milk contracts
Arla Foods - Sainsburys	30.53	30.32
Müller Milk & Ingredients Booths	33.52	33.43
Müller Milk & Ingredients Co-op Dairy Group	29.50	29.42
Müller Milk & Ingredients M&S	33.44	33.36
Müller Milk & Ingredients Sainsbury's	30.87	30.79
Müller Milk & Ingredients TSDG (Tesco)	31.38	31.30
Standard liquid milk contracts
Crediton Dairy	28.62	28.32
First Milk Liquid Information This contract will receive a 0.25ppl Member Premium payment from April 2019.	26.48	26.49
Müller Milk & Ingredients Direct Information This contract has a Direct Premium bonus of 1.00ppl from January 2020.	25.37	25.30
Pensworth	24.08	24.09
Standard manufacturing contracts
Arla Direct Manufacturing	26.16	25.95
Barber A.J & R.G Information There is a +0.2ppl increase from July 2019 for having a thermoduric count lower than 500. As of February 2017 the Barber’s price is based upon the Assured contract. For milk supplied in excess of the base milk volume plus threshold (8%), the price will be equal to the Actual Milk Price Equivalent (AMPE) set by the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) for the month in which litres are supplied, less 2ppl.	26.94	26.87
Belton Farm	26.35	26.35
Dale Farm - GB	25.84	25.84
Dale Farm - NI Information A winter bonus of 2ppl is applied from October to December	25.68	25.68
First Milk Manufacture Information This contract will receive a 0.25ppl Member Premium payment from April 2019 and a Tesco supplement of 1.94ppl for January 2020.	26.59	26.60
Glanbia - Llangefni	27.19	26.18
Lactalis - Caledonian Cheese Information An additional retail supplement will be paid but this will vary by contract.	26.59	26.59
Lactalis - Caledonian Cheese (Profile) Information An additional retail supplement will be paid but this will vary by contract.	27.34	27.25
Lactalis - Caledonian Cheese (Seasonal) Information An additional retail supplement will be paid but this will vary by contract.	28.29	26.80
Pattemores Dairy Ingredients	26.39	26.39
Saputo Dairy UK (Profile) Information Formerly Dairy Crest Davidstow	29.27	29.04
Saputo Dairy UK (Seasonal) Information Formerly Dairy Crest Davidstow	29.27	28.98
South Caernarfon Creameries	27.27	26.59
UK Arla Farmers Manufacturing Information This contract has a 13th payment, the forecast for this is approximately 0.90ppl from October 18.	28.17	27.96
Wensleydale Creamery	26.89	26.89
Wyke Farms	26.10	26.11
A&B contracts
Freshways	25.56	25.63
Meadow Foods (A&B)	25.03	25.03

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The calculator allows you to compare monthly and annual contract prices based on different milk profiles. Select from the choices below to create your desired milk profile. This will then provide a grid for data entry.

Please note, if no volume is entered for one or more months, some prices may not calculate, or be returned as zero. In cases where no milk is produced in a month, please input a volume of at least 1 in the grid.

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Month	Butterfat %	Protein %	SCC /ml	Bactoscan /ml	Volume (litres)
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Having completed the first profile simply click on ‘+Add new profile’ and an additional grid will appear (these will default to the base profile figures).

New data can be entered manually or uploaded from a file (using the Import button). The data can also be adjusted using the sliders at the top of each column.

Five profiles in total can be created.

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Month	Butterfat %	Protein %	SCC /ml	Bactoscan /ml	Volume (litres)


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Valid Butterfat values: 2.50 to 7. Valid Protein values: 2 to 6.50. Valid SCC values: 0 to 400000. Valid Bactoscan values: 0 to 400000. Valid Volume values: 0 to 1000000.

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Month	Butterfat %	Protein %	SCC /ml	Bactoscan /ml	Volume (litres)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Average	4.07	3.30	162,000	26,000	83,333
Total					1,000,000

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