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May
2013
10th
May 2013 Various milk price rises & AMPE and
MCVE hit record levels.
3rd May
2013 Various milk price rises & NFU and
dairy coalition do a U-turn.
April
2013
26th
April 2013 FFA withdraw completely from the dairy
coalition & NFU communication lights blue touch paper.
19th
April 2013 Global dairy trade auction prices up an
average 0.6% and British processors attempting to source liquid milk from
Ireland.
12th April
2013 Cheese the real story & NFU dairy producer rep summit calls for
naming and shaming.
5th
April 2013 Global Dairy Auction prices just keep
rocketing up & WARNING – either retailers pay more or first Milk will have
to crash producers prices.
March
2013
22nd
March 2013 Tesco and Sainsburys up cost of production
prices & Record breaking global dairy trade auction.
15th March2013 SFP
and Entitlement fears could cost farmers dearly & Farmers for Action call
on all retailers to clearly show country of origin.
8th
March 2013 Fonterra GDT Dairy Auction average jumps
10.4% in only two weeks & formula based contract from Dairy Crest is
launched.
1st
March 2013 Competition for milk hots up as Muller
Wiseman turn up the heat & Canadian cheese processing giant to exit South
Wales and Europe.
February
2013
22nd
February 2013 Dairy Crest retain Sainsburys contract for a further 3 years &
United Dairy Farmers January milk price 28.35ppl and its monthly auction axed.
18th February
2013 Unhappy dairy farmers at Derby FFA meeting & Arlas direct contract
is the first to comply with the Voluntary Code of Practice (VCP).
8th
February 2013 First Milk to increase member capital
contributions to accelerate its acquisitions & Big turnout required for
Derby FFA open meeting.
4th
February 2013 Will contamination of New Zealand product
affect tomorrow’s Global Dairy Trade auction & First Milks ice Chairman
resigns from NFUS.
January
2013
25th
January 2013 Vegan activist branding stunt backfires
& Muller Wiseman sales team price correction.
21st
January 2013 Muller Wiseman (MWD) to build UK’s biggest
butter plant in aim to be the biggest, best and preferred UK milk processor
& Beef burger scandal.
11th January 2013 Neil Kennedy to leave
Arla & First Milk scoop former Wiseman Finance Director.
4th
January 2013 0.23ppl milk price drop for (Arla) Milk
Link Members & Mirror Mirror on the Wall – Will the Arla Milk Link price
drop more?
December
2012
21st
December 2012 Andy Hemming – RIP & RSPCA spend £330,000 on a hunting with dogs
case.
14th
December 2012 Couple of price increases & November milk production down a whopping
6.1%
7th
December 2012 Various price increases & New CAP rules delayed by at least 12
months.
November
2012
30th November 2012 Various
milk price increases & what are you all moaning about since you’re making
“serious money”?
23rd
November 2012 Various milk price increases & Only First Milk left to move on milk
prices.
16th November
2012 Mirror Mirror on the wall, who really is the UK’s leading dairy
company? & Arla Milk Link (AML) December price increase.
9th
November 2012 Milk production plummets a whopping 6.5% & Big milk demonstration
in Brussels on the 26th and 27th November.
October
2012
26th
October 2012 Milk auction prices rocket consequently ex-farm gate prices will be
around 31.5ppl & EU milk quota super levy for 2011/12.
19th October 2012 Arla
direct supply contract is launched with a 29p December price & Dairy Crest
riding the waves.
12th
October 2012 Various milk prices rises & 500 strong turn out for FFA/NFU dairy
farmer meeting.
5th
October 2012 Various milk price rises & Milk Link
members receive £31.2 million in their bank accounts.
September
2012
28th
September 2012 Various milk price increases & Co-op ex farm gate milk premium down
to 1ppl but that’s not the real problem.
21st
September 2012 Various milk price increases & What will be the Arla_milk Link member
October milk price be?
14th
September 2012 Spot milk price close to 40p and imports already here & production
is plummeting.
7th
September 2012 The Danish invasion marches on towards 4
billion litres & Make Mine Milk campaign unveils Olympic superstar.
August
2012
31st
August 2012 Wisemans get a bruising as the heat is
turned up in Ayrshire & a few milk price increases.
24th
August 2012 5ppl milk price rise but who has pocketed
the extra money? & Code of practive to be officially launched at RABDF
Livestock Event/Dairy Event.
10th
August 2012 Dairying Coalition to reveal stage 2 and
Farmers for Action Membership.
3rd
August 2012 0.5ppl price rise to producers supplying
Wensleydale Dairy products & world dairy auction prices continue to climb.
July
2012
27th
July 2012 First Milk brake the log jam and are first
to cancel their 1st August price cut & Arla cancel their 2ppl 1st
August milk price cut.
20th
July 2012 NO milk price drop for suppliers to
Embleton Dairies & Tesco pay Wiseman
and Arla the same price for all their liquid milk.
13th
July 2012 4ppl milk price rise from Dairy Crest &
huge turnout for meetings across Britain.
6th
July 2012 Various milk price drops & Asda and
Morrisons are now the main targets.
June
2012
29th
June 2012 0.26ppl price increase for suppliers of
liquid milk to Sainsburys – from 1st July & The verdict – a 6ppl
gap is the biggest ever.
25th
June 2012 Milk auction
prices bounce up & Olympic cows become yet another campaign opportunity.
15th
June 2012 NFU Dairy summit & Paice pulls no
punches in his Dairy UK dinner speech.
8th
June 2012 EU and World dairy commodity prices head
rapidly North & Correction to Freshways back dated price cut story.
1st
June 2012 Various milk price cuts.
May
2012
25th
May 2012 Various price drops & Anglo German
dairy relations turn sour with a £1 million price drop
23rd May 2012 No obvious negatives as Arla-Milk Link look to tie the knot & In
conclusion: the shape of the UK dairy industry has changed.
18th
May 2012 Milk auction
results another mixed bag & Your chance to express your view on the future
of dairying.
11th
May 2012 Various milk price cuts & This weeks
DIN conference “Is dairy recession proof”?
4th May
2012 Dairy Crest sneeze
and heaps of dairy farmers catch a cold & various milk price cuts.
April
2012
27th April 2012 Milk auction prices
crash & Dairy Crest “The Dam Busters”.
20th
April 2012 Dairy Crest are the only GB large processor
which could cut May milk prices & Dairy Crest bad news story 1 + 2.
13th
April 2012 No milk price adjustments for 1st
May & Farmers bear the brunt of the Farmright collapse.
6th April 2012 Promar under attack from dairy
farmer clients.
March
2012
30th March
2012 Dairy Crest then say farmgate prices will be coming down & Ovens
and AFMP board put on the spot.
23rd
March 2012 Milk auction prices fall again & Muller
beauty parade timing could be better.
16th
March 2012 Dairy Crest move to plan B & Change on
the NFU Dairy Board.
9th
March 2012 Dairy Crest set to sell its profitable
French branded spreads business & Rock Farm Dairy back in action.
2nd
March 2012 Rock Farm Dairy Limited go in to
administration after a century of trading & Rock Farm Dairies Limited – The
Farmers
February
2012
24th
February 2012 United’s milk auction reflects weaker dairy
markets & NFU elections.
17th
February 2012 31.5ppl six month fixed price for Muller
producers from Dairy Crest & EU dairy package receives a luke warm welcome.
10th
February 2012 Arla recruiting for new Aylesbury plant but
fail to acknowledge farmer investment & Farmright Update.
3rd February
2012 Muller resignation floodgates open & Dairy Crest statement see
share value fall to 52 week low.
January
2012
27th
January 2012 Auction results ease & Surprise hurdle
for Temple to jump.
20th
January 2012 Mullers cash bid for Wiseman is accepted
& Semex turns towards tomorrow.
13th
January 2012 Wiseman shares rally as Muller Dairy
takeover bid is confirmed & Tesco ditch First Milk deal.
6th
January 2012 New Year bombshell from Muller & Meadow
Foods report very healthy results.
December
2011
23rd
December 2011 Final 2011 Milk Auction comes off the boil & mixed results in final
global dairy auction.
16th
December 2011 Milk Link kill any concerns over New Year milk price reduction &
Wind Farm Poll.
9th
December 2011 World dairy auction prices rocket up 3.3% & Proud of Dairy and our
military.
2nd
December 2011 Dairy Crest Direct members challenge Dairy Crest & Free milk now on
the cards.
November
2011
25th
November 2011 Record breaking 6ppl milk on sale & Auction average 29.02ppl.
18th
November 2011 Wisemans operating profits at all time low 1.1ppl & Surprise Dairy
Event announcement.
11th
November 2011 Production down again & Dairy Crest liquid results are sour.
4th
November 2011 World commodity auction prices are a mixed bag.
October
2011
28th
October 2011 Various milk price rises & Matthew Turnbull AFMP director
1993-2009.
21st
October 2011 Various milk price rises & Correction and
apology – Reference Cmyru Dairy Story.
14th
October 2011 Various milk price rises & National milk production falls.
September
2011
30th
September 2011 Various milk price rises & Lactalis in the firing line for no
producer price increase.
23rd
September 2011 Various milk price rises & The GB milk market realities.
16th
September 2011 The Tartan Army left steaming & Knowing when to keep your mouth
shut!
5th
September 2011 Milk auction averages a record breaking
29.53ppl & First Milk joint venture with the world’s largest dairy co-op.
August
2011
26th
August 2011 Will towards 2ppl be sufficient to
guarantee supplies? & Northern Ireland Co-op suppliers benefit from market
related milk price.
19th
August 2011 Are you proud of Dairy? & Auction
prices close to stand on.
12th
August 2011 £50 million OFT fines will not be paid to
farmers & First Milks end of year results.
8th
August 2011 Global auction prices stable & Medina
go shopping.
July
2011
29th
July 2011 Cave cheddar scoops Supreme Championship at
Nantwich & Ian required therapy having attempted to read the latest Dairy
Co report.
22nd
July 2011 Britains cheapest milk – only 16ppl! &
First Milks financial results.
15th
July 2011 Dairy Co Datum bulletin under fire & M
& S to introduce “healthier” lower saturated fat milk.
8th
July 2011 June production on a par with 12 months ago
& Wiseman send out a clear signal that ex farmgate milk price increases are
imminent.
June
2011
24th
June 2011 Co-op announce
price changes & Yorkshire dairy farmers trip to Westminster.
17th
June 2011 Tesco lead is once again closely followed
by its closes rivals & Yorkshire dairy farmings Dads Army march to
Westminster.
10th
June 2011 Wiseman moves to increase forecasting
accuracy, but… & Onwards and upwards for Milk Link’s profits.
3rd
June 2011 Fonterra SMP milk auction prices up &
Arla cannot afford to ignore survey results.
May
2011
27th
May 2011 Monthly milk auction prices up 0.67ppl
& First Milk announce a significant acquisition.
20th
May 2011 Dairy Crest announce year end results.
13th
May 2011 Welsh Farming Union back Scottish NFU milk
price formula & Johal Dairies back in the news.
6th May
2011 NFUs pricing formula road show attracts
farmers support & So what’s the deal for Tesco producers?
April
2011
29th
April 2011 0.15ppl milk price increase to South Caernarfon
Creameries suppliers & AHDB/Dairy Co Conference.
22nd
April 2011 Scottish NFU provide leadership and a
potential solution to market related milk pricing & Another stilton cheese
bites the dust.
15th
April 2011 What is Dairy Crest’s master plan? &
Wiseman and Arla tweaks.
8th
April 2011 Blaydon Dairy set to close & UK
production increased by 4%!
1st
April 2011 Dairy Crest and milk and more brand dubbed
milk and not much more.
March
2011
25th
March 2011 1ppl bonus to Freshways producers
negotiated in conjunction with FFA & Auction price crash back.
18th
March 2011 Have world community auction prices peaked?
& Wiseman gain c-op group milk business.
11th
March 2011 FFA reveal their new idea & February milk
production up 4.4% (43.2m) litres.
4th
March 2011 International auction prices exert pressure
at home & Healthy results for Arla UK with questions outstanding.
February
2011
25th
February 2011 AMPE, MCVE and commodity prices on the move
& Dairy Crest direct come away with a promise.
18th
February 2011 Auction prices rocket up & Time for Dairy
Crest Direct and Wiseman milk partnership o put their money where their mouths
are.
11th
February 2011 UK production continues to Rise with
January up 54.1 million litres & Nocton attracts some rational industry
comments.
4th
February 2011 Various milk price rises & Gurus
confirm the average cost of production is 29.10ppl.
January
2011
28th
January 2011 Various milk price rises & Dairy Crests
deferred liquick milk price increase triggers flashing blue lights &
Wiseman issue interim report.
21st
January 2011 Fonterra auction average is knocking on the
door of €4,000/tonne & cuddle up to FFA story no1 + 2.
14th
January 2011 1ppl milk price increase from Milk Link is
pivotal & First Milk investment payout.
7th
January 2011 All eyes on Tesco with 1ppl increase rumour
& Dairy Crest Direct seek a 27ppl minimum for non-aligned suppliers.
December
2010
24th
December 2010 34% increase in Meadow Foods profits & Dairy Crest’s New Year advertising
campaign.
17th
December 2010 Asda pour petrol on a raging fire & Farmer protests update.
10th
December 2010 Asda is tipped to be the No1 target & NFU dairy board dilemma.
3rd
December 2010 Auction prices increase by 2% & So what’s the next move?
November
2010
26th
November 2010 Angry farmers in Southern Ireland tell Tesco – Every little helps!
& Are the big retailers the right targets?
19th
November 2010 Mission Milk Event & Protests must aim high and at the right
targets.
12th
November 2010 Tesco switch to Dairy Crest confirmed & It’s not us to blame
Gov’nor.
5th
November 2010 World auction prices stand on & First Milk have turned the corner.
October
2010
29th October
2010 Trick and no Treats. Tesco style & Arla Farmers Milk Partnership
(AFMP) investment re-think needed.
22nd
October 2010 FFA hit Tesco distribution depot & What’s the score with liquid
milk prices?
18th
October 2010 Quota fraudsters now behind bars & Yeo Valley Organic has the X
Factor.
8th
October 2010 Milk the GAP (says Dairy Co) Mid the Chasm
(says Potter) & September production.
1st
October 2010 Various milk price rises & Morrisons
surprise announcement.
September
2010
24th
September 2010 Milk auction prices bounce back & Graham Dairies buys Claymore.
17th
September 2010 Black Thursday as Wiseman shares crash from 485.5p to 335.90p & New
partner in Westbury Dairies Limited.
10th
September 2010 No going back for NEC Dairy Event & NFU dairy position under fire.
3rd
September 2010 £1 million co-op cheese marketing campaign & Potential early
Christmas present.
August
2010
27th
August 2010 Auction results dip further & Women’s
Institute returns with another dairy farmer initiative.
20th
August 2010 The World’s biggest 1 billion litre dairy
becomes reality & Arla producers to help fund new super dairy.
13th
August 2010 Northern Ireland milk prices “disconnect”
from lagging GB prices & Don’t panic over 70% RPA production figure error.
6th
August 2010 First Milk resigners unhappy that no
further increases will come their way & Letter to Ian from
July
2010
30th
July 2010 0.5ppl Milk Link price increase – from 1st
August & Liquid retailers will be the key targets.
23rd
July 2010 Co-op losses
reversed & RPA and DEFRA both under attack for failure.
16th
July 2010 1,000 dairy farmers protest in Brussels
& GM crop cop out.
9th
July 2010 World commodity auction prices dip by
almost 14% & The reigns pass from one wise man to another.
2nd
July 2010 Dairy Co Loses data & Milk Link to
reduce production bonus from April 2011.
June
2010
25th
June 2010 First Milk
increase for cheese but not for liquid suppliers & 1ppl milk price increase
for Meadow Foods suppliers.
18th
June 2010 High Level Group (HLG) final report on milk
& World milk output.
11th
June 2010 NFU’s Great milk robbery & Raid on
Freshways could cost them £250,000.
4th
June 2010 Revolt by wholesale dairy companies over
discount milk prices.
May
2010
28th
May 2010 £3.3 million interest payment to Milk Link
members & It’s time for serious questions on Middle ground discounting.
21st
May 2010 Commission commence release of intervention
stocks & Alan Wiseman sells shares and stands down as Chariman.
14th
May 2010 April production down 9.7m litres on 12
months ago & Dairy Crest profits down £1.18 as brilliant plan to raise
revenues falters.
7th May
2010 The overall outlook for summer milk prices is
positive & NFU scores own goal on farm works as vice president & others
investigated.
April
2010
30th
April 2010 Various milk prices increases & Marks
and Spencers producers continue to be the cream of the crop.
23rd
April 2010 UK prices on the up & Dutch Dairy Board
commodity prices up another €100/tonne.
16th
April 2010 2009/2010 production is lowest on record
& Farm gate milk price for February.
9th
April 2010 World auction prices rocket up by almost
25% & Dutch commodity prices reflect shortage of product.
2nd
April 2010 Dairy Crest (DC) profits
up in end of year update & War between two dairies cost towards £2million.
March
2010
26th
March 2010 Tesco adjustments should not be followed by
other opportunist buyers & 10,000 dairy cow unit proposal.
19th March 2010 First
Milk to close Islands creamery & Milk Link’s top table changes.
12th
March 2010 Around 200 ASDA producers lose retailer
premium & Big problems at GB’s older Milk Co-op.
5th
March 2010 Arla Foods AMBA dresses up its results to
deliver a healthy profit.
February
2010
26th
February 2010 Auction prices ease but are still highest
recorded for February & NFU conference.
19th
February 2010 It’s crucial the NFU council make the right
choice & Magic Malcolm closes DFB oral evidence.
5th
February 2010 Philip Moody is a rat and Rob Knight
couldn’t run a bath & Magic Malcolm steps in to the witness box.
January
2010
29th
January 2010 Old habits die hard as Sainsburys turn to
Arla for liquid milk & NFU dairy farmer representative summit call …
22nd
January 2010 Medina purchases former DFB dairy at
Blaydon & Allocation of £25 million to UK dairy farmers goes to
consultation.
15th
January 2010 Another blow with HMRC decision which will
cost DFOB suppliers millions & More chillie spice added to NFU elections.
8th
January 2010 Fingers crossed for future of Claymore
Dairies & Wiseman sets the record straight over milk import concerns.
December
2009
24th
December 2009 Hallelujah as Knight, Moody and Cooksey are called to give evidence
& So what needs to be asked?
18th
December 2009 Notes on commodity trading & Double award celebration for Belton
cheese.
11th
December 2009 DEFRA October farm gate milk price down almost 3ppl – again &
Threat to close down Arla’s Leeds factory.
4th
December 2009 Arla farmers miss out on price rises & Dairy Crest contract review
includes 2 year fixed price option.
November
2009
27th
November 2009 Milk auction continues to rise to average 28.52ppl & NFU Northern
Dairy contest is heavyweight contest.
17th
November 2009 First Milk dispose of some previously family silver & Billion litre
super dairy will be the largest in the world.
6th
November 2009 World auction prices up 88% in only 4 months & DFB still smelly.
October
2009
30th
October 2009 Milk prices to remain unchanged & Tesco cheese price increases by
£300 plus/tonne.
23rd
October 2009 €280 million headline price in dairy farmers package & European
Dairy Farmers voice is influencing the Ministers ..
16th
October 2009 Rob Roy – Outlaw or Hero? & NFU stand accused sitting on the fence.
9th
October 2009 UK production rises for the first time in 6
years & Changes in First Milk Board.
September
2009
25th
September 2009 First Milk loses £7m & Wisemans reshuffle in the South.
18th
September 2009 Get on line now and buy some milk in protest over Asda and Tesco
promotion & Procedure for appointing a Chairman is transparent.
11th
September 2009 First Milk’s Chairman resigns following head to head & Is this all
part of Shearlaw (The Cuckoo) master plan?
4th
September 2009 World auction prices up 56.3% in only 8
weeks & The Co-ops lack of fair trade for dairy farmers attracts BBC’s
attention.
August
2009
21st
August 2009 Auction prices jump 10% in a month &
New ideas and opportunities open day in Cumbria.
14th
August 2009 Clarification on 21.5ppl ex-DFB milk sales
& Trading Standards instruct dairy remove the Welsh Dragon.
7th
August 2009 Milk auction prices surge north by a
whopping 26% & Could Arla walk away scot free from OFT investigation?
July
2009
31st
July 2009 Have First Milk lost
almost £1.5m in 8 weeks (or overpaid by £1.5m)? & Belton cheese need a van
to carry the weight of medals won at Nantwich.
24th
July 2009 Possibility of on-farm quotas from
Commission Report & Red card shown to Johal Dairies and Druces.
17th
July 2009 English milk summit proves constructive
& Arla allow producers under resignation to leave early as ex-DFB farmers
queue to supply milk.
10th
July 2009 Royal Show ends on
a low point as the old dog is finally put to sleep & The final chapters in
the collapse of DFB are not even drafted yet.
3rd
July 2009 Shock! It has been a good news week for
dairying (milk price drops aside)! & Good News Stories 1-4.
June
2009
26th
June 2009 Milk production still heading South as
confidence amongst remaining farmers is fragile & Arla invests in research
and development.
16th
June 2009 You’ve been yated: Are PWC and Yates acting
legally and morally in their 10p residual milk payment? & DFOB early day
motion details.
12th
June 2009 Court Judgment highlights the theft and bribery
involving middle ground suppliers & DFB receiver closes Blaydon and
Bridgend.
5th
June 2009 Dairy Farmers of Britain goes into
receivership, but industry rallies round to assist members & Call for a
forensic examination of DFB’s affairs.
May
2009
29th
May 2009 Medina and Dairy Crest in talks to transfer
middle ground business & European Milk Board unite dairy farmers from
across the EU.
15th May
2009 The OFT price fixing investigation which we have all forgotten about
& Pembrokeshire cheddar brand hits 32 Tesco stores.
8th May
2009 Urgent call for all
dairy farmers and industry associates & DIN conference delegates and
speakers are cautiously optimistic.
1st May
2009 Various milk price cuts & Ex-Dairy
Crest man Nick Gayle joins turnaround man at DFB.
April 2009
24th
April 2009 DFB has now lost its biggest customer as
Wiseman, Dairy Crest and Yeo Valley take remaining CTRG business & Chief
Executive of DFB leaves.
17 April 2009 Arla announces £120 million cost cutting
& Milk Link cheeses head for China.
10th
April 2009 The caretaker Chairman of DFB has reneged
on his word in less than 4 months & DFB end up with a bloody nose in the
High Court.
3rd April 2009 Various
milk price cuts & German quota prices crash to 21ppl.
March
2009
30th
March 2009 Tesco confirm the true cost of production
is almost 27ppl & DFB get thumbs up and thumbs down as it seeks to salvage
what it can.
20th
March 2009 Calling on all dairy farmers and their
wives/partners and mistresses to do some urgent mystery shopping & Co-ops
milk pensions.
13th
March 2009 1ppl guaranteed price reduction from
Freshways following the loss of major contract & Will it be Mission
Impossible for DFB on loanstock?
6th
March 2009 Further 1.8ppl milk price cuts from
Lactalis from 1st March 2009 & £70m debt for equity swap at DFB
is latest move.
February
2009
27th
February 2009 Rumours of a Wiseman producer price cut for
March are mythical & Arla profits almost 40% below expectations.
20th
February 2009 Changes in DFB Board are not as first
planned & Dairy Breakout session and NFU Dairy Survival Plan receives mixed
response.
13th
February 2009 The For Sale Board at Dairy Farmers of
Britain is now public & Cumberland Cheese factory closes.
January
2009
30th
January 2009 Various price cuts & Arla to invest £70
million in Leeds factory.
23rd
January 2009 Export refunds should help put a bottom in
the commodity market & Surplus milk at Freshways.
16th
January 2009 ASDA change cheese supplier from First Milk
to Lactalis & NFU receives legal opinion on DFB contracts.
2nd
January 2009 Various price cuts & Soya meal and
wheat prices nudge up.
December
2008
19th
December 2008 Auction results continue to head south averaging only 16.63ppl &
Meanwhile what has Cooksey been up to this week?
12th
December 2008 Fresh & Lo offer at 25p/litre flushes out Tesco as cheats &
Arla profit warning.
5th
December 2008 DFB under attack as they try to steady the ship & NFU in firing
line with selective press releases.
November
2008
28th
November 2008 DFB axes almost 33% of its workforce as almost 700 jobs go and 2 ex-ACC
factories close & Where has it all gone wrong for DFB?
21st
November 2008 Paynes announce what is likely to be the final milk price increase of
2008 & Milk Link takes DC cheese scalp.
14th
November 2008 Seismic changes at Dairy Farmers of Britain all within 7 days & So
what do others think of Knight’s departure and DFB’s communication?
7th
November 2008 United Dairy Farmers results achieved without using farmers cash &
DFB top executive leaves at short notice.
October
2008
31st October
2008 Does Wisemans + First Milk = DFB members future? & Tesco Local
Choice would benefit from Wiseman takeover.
24th
October 2008 DFB no longer “A business on track” & French producers vent their
anger at 22ppl milk price.
17th
October 2008 How to deal with farmers and supermarkets parts 1 + 2 & NFSCo
scraps membership fee and moves to user pay fee system.
10th October 2008 Various
milk prices increases & No news from Dairy Crest.
3rd
October 2008 Some key points before farmers sign up to
Promar costings & Dairy Crest almost certain to close Nottingham
facilities.
September
2008
26th
September 2008 No smoke signals from Tesco to Stanton & First Milk’s salaries are
not as high as others.
19th
September 2008 1million litres/day of imported milk & Tesco could save £3million
and pay Promar a bonus.
12th
September 2008 Dairy UK sacks its high profile Chairman, prompting the NFU to take its
bat and ball home & Milk Link sells Staplemead to French dairy.
5th
September 2008 It’s clear who is flying dairy farmers’
kite for a milk price increase & Another rural myth does the rounds.
August
2008
29th
August 2008 Wisemans and Tesco’s facing producer
notices as do Promar & French dairy farmers furious over milk price
increase.
22nd
August 2008 Milk auction fairs well but volumes were
down significantly & Farmer suggests clearing Tesco’s shelves on all
Fresh’n’Lo milk.
15th
August 2008 Reaction to Tesco offer took less than 24
hours to prompt a response from Morrisons! & Once again we ask where will
Wiseman get the milk?
8th
August 2008 DFOB annual results show sliding profits
and declining milk supplies & Milk production up 15.7 million litres in
July.
1st
August 2008 DFOB resigns 50 million litres of South
East contract and Wiseman steps in & Meadow steps up recruitment of new
producers.
July
2008
25th
July 2008 Now government knackers dairy farmers on
nitrates & South Caernarfon creameries post record profits.
18th
July 2008 High court victory is a blow to DEFRA and
the Government & Ban on calf exports due to TB is double dutch and a ruse.
11th
July 2008 June production figures – down another 20
million litres & NFU goes head to head with DEFRA.
4th July
2008 It’s no to any badger cull as Benn bottles
out at Royal Show & Arla UK partnership the good news and the irritating
news.
June
2008
27th
June 2008 Milk Link’s
results certainly demonstrate they are not the weakest link as Ronnie rings the
bell & Trading in milk futures is imminent.
20th
June 2008 Arla follow Dairy Crest with 0.3ppl rise
& Milk auction prices up almost 2ppl in a month.
13th
June 2008 Dairy Crest confirm Morrisons 1ppl equates
to 0.3ppl for each producer & NVZ implementation report calls for Hilary
Benn to ….
6th June
2008 European milk
strike ends & United introduce cost rebate to larger producers.
May
2008
30th May
2008 ASDA deal on discounted milk & Morrison’s 1ppl headline is
confusing everyone.
23rd May
2008 Morrisons hit the headlines with 1ppl regional milk initiative & Farmers
should be up in arms with retailers as dairy farmers are thrown crumbs.
16th May
2008 Wiseman issue profits warning but know milk prices must continue to
head north & Hostility as Jersey aims for PDO for its butter & yoghurt
9th May
2008 DFB accused of remaining 3 months off the
pace & Milk sales up 2.5%.
2nd May
2008 Dairy Farmer numbers will drop below 10,000
this summer & Minimal confidence as survey points to continuing decline in
UK milk production.
April
2008
25th
April 2008 Credit Suisse re-evaluate Dairy Crest
shares which it rates as under-performing & Dairy Co board on expedition to
outer Cornwall.
18th
April 2008 Wiseman flex their muscles by imposing a
new contract terms & World super co-op moves one step closer to reality.
11th
April 2008 Another successful DIN conference and a
gathering of the great and the good from the world dairy industry.
4th
April 2008 Scottish NFU accuses milk purchasers of
dithering & meanwhile further south in Southern Ireland the outlook is
cautiously optimistic.
March
2008
28th
March 2008 Tesco price increases by 0.5ppl to 28ppl
& Dairy Crest shares drop more than 50p in 8 hours on the back of the
pre-close trading statement.
20th
March 2008 Tesco concludes April to September milk
prices & UK’s milk quota boosted to 14.686 billion litres.
14th
March 2008 The pressure is about to hit Hanne Sondergaard
and Arla & Milk promotion continues at education show.
7th
March 2008 Co-op report points to ex-farm gate milk
price of almost 30p litre & Will Wisemans require new customers for new
Bridgwater Dairy?
February
2008
29th
February 2008 28ppl contract from Muller ups the pace
& French milk production up 450 million litres.
22nd
February 2008 ASDA pull the plug on resigner’s 1ppl bonus & First Milk producers
will defect to Wisemans.
January
2008
25th
January 2008 Irelands milk auction returns 22.39ppl
& Organic milk position serious.
18th
January 2008 Meadow make right noises & Channel
Island milk sales boom.
11th
January 2008 Dairy company shares tumble & Free
Entry to LAMMA Show
December
2007
21st December
2007 Ronald Akkerman – The Flying
Dutchman sells out to Meadow Foods.
14th
December 2007 Dairy
Crest chairman quits after 7 months & NVZ regulation threat to you.
7th
December 2007 Fines of £116m can only be detrimental to
dairy farmers.
November
2007
30th
November 2007 DEFRA strike threat & Arla loses more producers.
23rd
November 2007 33ppl for NI’s United Dairy Farmers & Mad Mills is at least
consistent.
16th
November 2007 The Milkman Ltd kicks in at 29.5p nett & organic milk sales up
11.5%.
9th November
2007 Arla UK producers may join
the Arla Co-op & October production figures.
2nd
November 2007 Price
rises & Arla Denmark changes contracts to make it easier to leave.
October
2007
26th
October 2007 Former
dairy Crest and Aspatria producers consult lawyers & Ians Diary
19th
October 2007 Arla on hunt for new members & Italians
told to pay up
12th
October 2007 FMD restrictions lifted from 17th
Oct. & Bluetongue
5th
October 2007 2007 Single Payments boost
& Petition for financial compensation
September
2007
28th
September 2007 Bath & West Dairy Show Postponed & MDC’s new name
21st
September 2007 OFT – on price fixing for milk and dairy products & NFU & MDC
Silent
14th
September 2007 2007 Dairy Event at Stoneleigh Park cancelled.
7th
September 2007 27.5p from Tesco to Wiseman/Arla producers
& Ians Diary
August
2007
31st
August 2007 Co-ops talk of mergers & AMPE and MCVE
both pass 30ppl.
24th
August 2007 Scottish farmers demand 25p by September
& Calf export back on.
17th
August 2007 Many stories of milk price rises for producers
10th
August 2007 MDC Study & All change at Arla UK
3rd August 2007
Record breaking milk auction averages almost 35p. No Super Levy 2006/07
July
2007
27th July 2007 3
& 6 month fixed milk price contracts – your views required.
20th
July 2007 Dairy Farmers and Spot
Milk Selling & Freshways price angers farmers.
13th
July 2007 1.4ppl rise for Heler
Cheese suppliers & Royal Show site could be up for sale.
6th July 2007 28.71ppl average for milk auction
& Tesco Local Choice milk attracts Trading standards
June
2007
29th
June 2007 Confirmed 0.5ppl First
Milk price increase & Waitrose joins green milk drive.
22nd
June 2007 Producer hits boiling
point with Arla tactics & Glanbia Cheese 0.5ppl price rise.
15th
June 2007 Spot milk sells for
28ppl+ & Tesco to buy out Wiseman Dairies.
8th
June 2007 ASDA push on milk
advertising and battle with FSA & ASDA 4 litres for £2.00.
1st
June 2007 World milk prices are
rocketing & Gordon Brown effectively charges farmers an extra 8.5% tax.
May
2007
25th
May 2007 Middle ground suicide sellers
could wreck the UK market & RPA still in a big mess.
18th
May 2007 Milk Direct increase
is considered an insult & dairy Crest closure of Totnes.
11th
May 2007 Dairy farmer numbers
drop below 13,000 & Captive bolt guns available.
4th
May 2007 First Milk back dates
milk price increase & More good news for Arla.
April
2007
April 27th
2007 Waitrose
milk price & Nestle warning over global milk price escalation.
April 24th
2007 Will
the new Arla boss be another Peter the Great? 0.5ppl increase from Helers.
April 13th
2007 Why
no increase for Arla and the other Dairy Crest suppliers.
April 5th
2007 22p litre from Tesco –
to dedicated suppliers & What about Sainsburys?
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