[holding answer 19 October 2009]: The following tables show monthly UK farm gate and retail milk prices. No information is available on prices paid at all other points in the supply chain.
The farm gate price is calculated from monthly surveys of milk purchasers conducted in England and Wales by DEFRA, in Scotland by The Scottish Government Rural and Environment Research and Analysis Directorate (RERAD) and in Northern Ireland by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development DARD. The farm gate price is the average price received by producers, net of delivery charges. No deduction has been made for superlevy.
Units: pence per pint September 2008 15 October 2008 16 November 2008 15 December 2008 15 January 2009 15 February 2009 14 March 2009 14 April 2009 13 May 2009 12 June 2009 13 July 2009 13 August 2009 13 Source: DEFRA.
The average retail price of milk published by the Office for National Statistics represents the average across all outlets (including delivered milk) rather than just supermarkets.
Units: pence per pint September 2008 42 October 2008 45 November 2008 45 December 2008 45 January 2009 45 February 2009 44 March 2009 44 April 2009 44 May 2009 44 June 2009 44 July 2009 44 August 2009 44 Source: ONS.