# United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk - October 2019 statistics (published 28 November 2019) - GOV.UK

> The UK average farm-gate milk price for October 2019 was 29.35 ppl, down 0.4% on September and down 6.7% year on year. Butterfat rose to 4.23% and protein to 3.45%, while October wholesale volumes were 1,193 million litres, up 3.1% month on month.

- Date: 2019-11-28 · published 2019-11-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56063-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-october-2019-statistics
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower UK farm-gate prices year on year tighten margins for UK producers and weigh on feed purchasing power, while rising milk solids suggest firmer output per litre. The effect on feed commodity prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2020-01-23 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk - December 2019 statistics (published 23 January 2020) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55101-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-december-2019-statistics.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/historical-statistic-notices-on-uk-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-2019/united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-october-2019-statistics-published-28-november-2019

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