# Figures to December 2017 (published 25 January 2018) - GOV.UK

> UK average farm-gate milk price for December 2017 was 31.66 pence per litre, down 0.9% from November but 21% higher than a year earlier. December wholesale milk volumes rose 3.6% month on month to 1,212 million litres, in line with seasonal patterns.

- Date: 2018-01-25 · published 2018-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66983-figures-to-december-2017-published-25-january-2018-gov-uk
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Year-on-year price strength alongside seasonal volume recovery signals a firm UK milk market that supports dairy-based feed demand. Monthly easing is modest, so the price direction is broadly steady.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2018-01-04 | [Figures to November 2017 (published 4 January 2018) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66984-figures-to-november-2017-published-4-january-2018-gov-uk.md) | -10.8% | -12.3% |
| MILK | 2019-01-03 | [Figures to November 2018 (published on 3 January 2019) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61107-figures-to-november-2018-published-on-3-january-2019-gov-uk.md) | +1.7% | +1.5% |
| MILK | 2024-02-29 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - December 2023 statistics (published 25 January 2024) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31680-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-december.md) | -4.1% | -4.8% |
| 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 | 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-statistics-notices-on-uk-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-2017/figures-to-december-2017-published-january-2018

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