Dairies in England and Wales are split over the price paid to farmers for their raw milk.
With new contracts coming into play from 1 October, Robert Wise-
man Dairies and Arla Foods have both announced an increase of 2p (0.03 EUROS) per litre in the price they pay their milk suppliers. This overshadows a 1p per litre increase announced earlier by Express Dairies.
The 2p a litre increase was welcomed by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), which had earlier criticised Express Dairies’ lower offering. Tom Hindes, NFU milk director, said: