# Figures to October 2017 (published 6 December 2017) - GOV.UK

> UK average farm-gate milk price for October 2017 was 31.61 pence per litre, up 4.0% on September and 31% higher than a year earlier. October wholesale volumes rose 2.7% month on month to 1,155 million litres, and September and October figures were revised significantly.

- Date: 2017-12-06 · published 2017-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67492-figures-to-october-2017-published-6-december-2017-gov-uk
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Strong UK farm-gate prices reflect tight milk supply and firm dairy demand, supporting milk-linked feed and dairy margins. The revisions add some uncertainty to the price trend.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2022-01-14 | [December FMMO uniform prices are highest since 2014 - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43145-december-fmmo-uniform-prices-are-highest-since-2014-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | -0.1% | +2.4% |
| MILK | 2023-10-20 | [Early Morning Update - October 20, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33773-early-morning-update-october-20-2023.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/historical-statistics-notices-on-uk-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-2017/figures-to-october-2017-published-6-december-2017

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