Medina Dairy to raise April milk price by 2ppl

Medina Dairy will increase its milk price by two pence per litre from 1 April 2022
Medina Dairy will increase its milk price by two pence per litre from 1 April 2022

Farmers who supply Medina Dairy will see a 2 pence per litre increase in the processor's standard litre price starting from April.

The increase will mean its average standard litre price for April will be 37.8 pence per litre, Medina Dairy said.

Sourcing from over 150 farmers, Media is a major supplier of fresh milk and dairy products to the retail and foodservice sectors.

The processor also supplies dairy to 150 hospitals and 110 care homes as well as some 7,000 local convenience stores.

It was one of the hardest hit by the impact caused by the UK's coronavirus lockdown period.

The news follows dairy processors Meadow Foods and Muller announcing milk price increases for farmer suppliers, starting from 1 April.