# United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - August 2023 statistics (published 28 September 2023) - GOV.UK

> The UK average farm-gate milk price for August 2023 was 36.22 pence per litre, up 1.5% from July but down 24% year on year. Butterfat rose to 4.17% and protein to 3.37%, while August volumes were 1,193 million litres.

- Date: 2023-10-26 · published 2023-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33628-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-august
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower UK milk prices year on year reflect weaker dairy demand and ample supply, which weighs on dairy producers' feed purchasing power.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-11-28 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk - October 2019 statistics (published 28 November 2019) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56063-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-october-2019-statistics.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| MILK | 2024-02-29 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - December 2023 statistics (published 25 January 2024) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31680-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-december.md) | -4.1% | -4.8% |
| MILK | 2025-02-27 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - December 2024 statistics (published 23 January 2025) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26036-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-december.md) | -9.7% | -8.2% |
| MILK | 2021-01-21 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - December 2020 statistics (published 21 January 2021) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49167-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-december.md) | -0.2% | -3.5% |
| MILK | 2020-01-09 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk - November 2019 statistics (published 9 January 2020) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55103-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-november-2019-statistics.md) | -0.1% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/historical-statistics-notices-on-uk-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-2023/united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-august-2023-statistics-published-28-september-2023

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