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From 1 May 2022, there will be an increase of 4.0 €c/kg to the Arla on-account price for conventional milk and 3.0 €c/kg for organic milk.

This will increase Arla’s farmgate milk price for the standard manufacturing litre by 3.58 pence per litre to 43.30 ppl for conventional and 49.58 ppl for organic milk.  

Nearly half (49 per cent) of the UK say they would make big changes to their diets based on what they read on social media, whilst two in five (41 per cent) are unsure of what makes a sustainable diet

Arla and its 2,100 farmer owners are encouraging the nation to look at the full life cycle of food and farming before making drastic decisions to remove entire food groups from their diets.

Following the launch of the global Arla Group Future26 strategy, Arla is announcing new growth ambitions in the UK for the next five years – with a heavy focus on strengthening the sustainability, value and efficiency of dairy.

As part of the growth strategy, Arla will also explore export opportunities out of the UK for the first time as well as the need for more milk, from existing and potentially new farmer owners in the UK.

There will be an increase of 0.5 euro cent to the Arla on-account price for conventional and organic milk from 1 April  2022. However, this will be negatively impacted by 0.12 pence per litre quarterly currency adjustment, meaning that Arla’s farmgate milk price for the standard manufacturing litre will increase by 0.34 pence per litre to 39.72 ppl for conventional and 47.17 ppl for organic milk.

Arla Foods has initiated preparations to suspend its business in Russia. This will cover both its local operations and imports, which were much reduced by the embargo put in place in 2014.

There will be an increase of 2.0 euro cent to the Arla on-account price for conventional and organic milk from 1 March  2022. Meaning that Arla’s farmgate milk price for the standard manufacturing litre will increase by1.8 pence per litre to 39.38 ppl for conventional and 46.83 ppl for organic milk.

Paul Savage has been appointed as the new permanent Director overseeing the UK Member and Agri Commercial organisation and the ongoing service of Arla’s 2,340 members in the UK, he will also be a member of the Arla UK leadership team.

Arla’s UK business delivered a solid performance throughout 2021 despite continued disruptions from the pandemic, labour shortages and renewed market volatility created by high inflation. The company delivered growth of its branded sales and much-needed returns to its farmer owners who are faced with rising costs whilst continuing to invest in more sustainable milk production.

There will be no change to the Arla on-account price for conventional and organic milk from 1 February  2022. Meaning that Arla’s milk price for the standard manufacturing litre will remain at 37.58 ppl for conventional and 45.03 ppl for organic milk.

With plans to convert to fossil free trucks, green electricity and low-energy solutions, farmer-owned dairy group, Arla Foods is scaling up its climate target for operations from 30 to 63 per cent by 2030. The new target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with reductions required to keep global warming to 1.5°C.

The Arla on-account price for conventional and organic milk will increase by 1.0 euro cent per kilo from 1 January 2022. This month will also see the milk price be positively impacted by 0.01 pence per litre due to the quarterly currency adjustment.

This means that when applied to the standard manufacturing litre, Arla’s milk price will increase by 0.90 pence per litre bringing its conventional price up to 37.58 ppl and 45.03 ppl for organic.

The Arla on-account price for conventional and organic milk will increase by 3.0 euro cents per kilo from 1 December 2021. This means that when applied to the standard manufacturing litre, Arla’s conventional milk price will increase to 36.68 ppl and 44.13 ppl for organic.