UK – the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and its Scottish counterpart said this week that they expect UK retail milk prices to rise soon.

The organisations have said that a 2p (3 cent) increase in the liquid milk retail price could be announced shortly. They said that the increase would cover the increase in the cost of milk production in the UK.

NFU milk chief Terrig Morgan said: “What is important now is that this expected increase in the retail price is passed back to producers. A corresponding increase in dairy product prices would help even more farmers.”