# Milk prices under pressure | AHDB

> UK milk production rose sharply through autumn 2025, with October deliveries nearly 7% higher than a year earlier and volumes still 3-5% up into early January. Wholesale prices fell as bulk cream lost about a quarter of its value in December, and many buyers cut farmgate prices. Forecasts for 2025/26 now point to a record GB production year.

- Date: 2026-01-21 · published 2026-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21069-milk-prices-under-pressure-ahdb
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Excess UK and global milk supply is driving down wholesale and farmgate dairy prices, keeping margins tight into autumn 2026.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ahdb.org.uk: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/milk-prices-under-pressure

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.