# United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - April 2023 statistics (published 25 May 2023) - GOV.UK

> The UK average farm-gate milk price for April 2023 was 39.43 pence per litre, down 9.5% (4.15ppl) from March but up 2.2% year on year. Butterfat fell 1.4% to 4.27% and protein eased 0.2% to 3.37%. April volumes rose 1.1% month on month to 1,337 million litres.

- Date: 2023-06-29 · published 2023-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35486-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-april-2023
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Falling UK milk prices and stable-to-rising volumes point to weaker dairy farm margins, which can reduce feed purchasing power and push some producers toward destocking.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2023-03-30 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - January 2023 statistics (published 02 March 2023) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36857-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-january.md) | +3.4% | +3.1% |
| MILK | 2023-04-27 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - February 2023 statistics (published 30 March 2023) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36406-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-february.md) | -10.0% | -13.0% |
| MILK | 2026-07-06 | [USDA Dairy Market News Weekly Report – July 3, 2026 \| CME Prices, Production & Inventory - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18342-usda-dairy-market-news-weekly-report-july-3-2026-cme-prices-production-and.md) | +0.8% | +0.8% |

## 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-april-2023-statistics-published-25-may-2023

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