# United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk - September 2019 statistics (published 24 October 2019) - GOV.UK

> UK average farm-gate milk price for September 2019 was 29.68 ppl, up 3.0% month on month but down 3.0% year on year. Butterfat rose to 4.14% and protein to 3.41%, while wholesale volumes fell 4.0% from August to 1,156 million litres.

- Date: 2019-10-24 · published 2019-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56556-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-september-2019-statistics
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower UK milk volumes and firmer prices support dairy demand for feed ingredients modestly, but the effect on global feed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## 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 | 2018-09-25 | [Figures to August 2018 (published 25 September 2018) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63026-figures-to-august-2018-published-25-september-2018-gov-uk.md) | -0.1% | -3.7% |
| MILK | 2017-12-06 | [Figures to October 2017 (published 6 December 2017) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67492-figures-to-october-2017-published-6-december-2017-gov-uk.md) | +1.2% | -8.9% |
| MILK | 2026-04-21 | [Dairy outlook 2026: Higher milk production and stronger prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19713-dairy-outlook-2026-higher-milk-production-and-stronger-prices.md) | -0.0% | +0.6% |
| MILK | 2026-04-09 | [USDA increases 2026 milk production estimates, Class III and all-milk prices projected higher \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19719-usda-increases-2026-milk-production-estimates-class-iii-and-all-milk-prices.md) | -1.4% | -0.4% |

## 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-september-2019-statistics-published-24-october-2019

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