# UK dairy processors handle less milk in September

> UK dairy processors handled 1,158.8 million litres of milk in September 2026, down 1.2% from August, according to Defra figures. Cheese production fell 4.7% to 38,800 tonnes and butter output declined 1.3%, while liquid milk production rose 0.3%.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T18:32:59.592Z
- Category: report · region United Kingdom · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84753-uk-dairy-processors-handle-less-milk-in-september
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower milk intake and cheese and butter production could tighten supplies of those dairy products, though the figures show monthly production rather than sales. The story does not establish a clear feed-commodity price effect.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2017-05-12 | [Dairy Economic Update: Less milk forecast -  \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71017-dairy-economic-update-less-milk-forecast-ag-proud.md) | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| MILK | 2019-11-01 | [No September DMC indemnity payments as margin jumps - Progressive Dairy \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4108-no-september-dmc-indemnity-payments-as-margin-jumps-progressive-dairy-ag-proud.md) | -0.8% | +1.4% |
| MILK | 2024-10-12 | [Class III milk price highest in more than 2 years - Dairy Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28017-class-iii-milk-price-highest-in-more-than-2-years-dairy-star.md) | +1.0% | -11.1% |
| MILK | 2023-10-09 | [September milk checks should be bigger \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33767-september-milk-checks-should-be-bigger-ag-proud.md) | -0.1% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- in-food.co.uk: https://in-food.co.uk/uk-dairy-processors-handle-less-milk-in-september/

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