# Figures to November 2017 (published 4 January 2018) - GOV.UK

> UK average farm-gate milk price for November 2017 was 31.88 pence per litre, up 0.3% on October and 25% higher than a year earlier. November wholesale volumes fell 2.3% to 1,164 million litres, following seasonal trends. Revisions to England and Wales volumes from January to October 2017 had a minor effect on prices.

- Date: 2018-01-04 · published 2018-01-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66984-figures-to-november-2017-published-4-january-2018-gov-uk
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Stable prices with seasonal volume decline point to balanced UK milk supply, with little direct effect on feed commodity demand. The data mainly confirms the existing trend.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2018-01-25 | [Figures to December 2017 (published 25 January 2018) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66983-figures-to-december-2017-published-25-january-2018-gov-uk.md) | -3.5% | -3.1% |
| 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 | 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-statistics-notices-on-uk-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-2017/united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-data-for-november-2017

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