Rob Hutchison spoke to ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian following the announcement of a £45 million investment in its Skelmersdale plant
²ÝÁñÉçÇø supplying the dairy will be given a new contract offering which is aiming to offer a more 'stable' milk price
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the Muller farmers who will be compensated 'in full' after they were forced to dump their milk due to a number of breakdowns at the Skelmersdale site, the CLA's warning to Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to 'sell out' British farming in any deals or agreement as she arrives in Washington for trade talks, and news that contracting prices are set to rise by an average of 5.7% in 2025
Grant Hartman, chair of MMG dairy farmers said farmers he had spoken to were ‘frustrated' but were comforted by the fact Muller had confirmed no farmer will lose out
Milk contracts are changing - and in the coming weeks all milk buyers in the UK will be legally required to make the contracts they hold with their suppliers compliant
The supermarket chain has confirmed its dairy producers will receive a price increase next month
The milk processor said the project would play a key role in its ambition to decrease on-farm emissions by 30% by 2030
²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian's livestock editor Katie Jones discusses the prospects for milk prices in 2025