# Figures to August 2018 (published 25 September 2018) - GOV.UK

> The UK average farm-gate milk price for August 2018 was 29.73 pence per litre, up 4.1% on July and up 2.3% year on year. Butterfat rose to 4.04%, while August milk volumes fell 2.8% on the previous month to 1,196 million litres.

- Date: 2018-09-25 · published 2018-09-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63026-figures-to-august-2018-published-25-september-2018-gov-uk
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A rising UK milk price alongside seasonally lower volumes signals tighter domestic supply, which supports dairy-related feed demand and pricing sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-10-24 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk - September 2019 statistics (published 24 October 2019) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56556-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-september-2019-statistics.md) | +8.4% | +9.1% |
| 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 | 2024-09-24 | [Dairy Outlook: September 2024 - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28315-dairy-outlook-september-2024-dairy-producer.md) | -0.2% | -2.6% |
| MILK | 2023-08-28 | [Economic update: September 2023 Class I base price rebounds \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34744-economic-update-september-2023-class-i-base-price-rebounds-ag-proud.md) | +8.1% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/historical-statistics-notices-on-uk-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-2018/figures-to-august-2018-published-25-september-2018

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