# United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - July 2023 statistics (published 24 August 2023) - GOV.UK

> The UK average farm-gate milk price for July 2023 was 36.11 pence per litre, up 0.3% on June but down 23% on July 2022. Butterfat rose to 4.12% and protein fell to 3.30%, and July volumes were 1,247 million litres, down 2.2% month on month.

- Date: 2023-09-28 · published 2023-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34104-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-july-2023
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower UK milk prices and volumes signal weaker dairy margins and reduced demand for dairy-feed inputs in the UK herd.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-08-29 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - June 2024 statistics (published 25 July 2024) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28776-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-june-2024.md) | +9.7% | +13.1% |
| MILK | 2023-10-26 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - August 2023 statistics (published 28 September 2023) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33628-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-august.md) | +2.1% | +1.4% |
| MILK | 2024-07-25 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - May 2024 statistics (published 27 June 2024) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29260-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-may-2024.md) | +3.4% | +4.0% |
| MILK | 2023-06-29 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - April 2023 statistics (published 25 May 2023) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35486-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-april-2023.md) | -2.6% | -3.8% |
| MILK | 2024-06-27 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - April 2024 statistics (published 30 May 2024) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29751-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-april-2024.md) | -1.7% | -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-july-2023-statistics-published-24-august-2023

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