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An AHDB analysis finds the gap between the highest and lowest milk prices paid to UK farmers has widened above 4 pence per liter, hurting margins for farmers supplying fresh and manufacturing contracts. The milk-to-feed-price ratio for those groups has been in the contraction zone, though recent milk price increases are being announced.
Squeezed farm margins below the 1.15 milk-to-feed ratio threshold could eventually cut milk output, a modestly supportive factor for dairy prices.
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