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Article: Cheese milk price up, liquid down.(Market edge: MILK--CHEESE--BUTTER--EGGS)(Brief Article)
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- Grocer
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- July 30, 2005
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Dairy Crest suppliers will not have known whether to laugh or cry this week after the processor increased its cheese milk price by 0.4ppl from August but reduced its liquid milk price by 0.3ppl.
The increase came as a result of the recent retail price initiative on cheese. Dairy Crest has so far pledged to pay back 0.7ppl extra to farmers, and hopes to offer more from September
The downturn in its liquid price was widely expected. The company has not been able to realise price increases in the middle ground, which includes the smaller retail chains, independents, the foodservice sector and contracts with the government. The move prompted Farmers For ...