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commentcontentsMilk prices to move uphere has been a welcome start to the new quota year with prices in the April auction Trising by over 3 pence per litre against the same auction last year on the back of stronger powder markets. Dairy produce markets are set to continue firm for at least the rest of the summer holding out the hope that milk prices for United members in the year ahead will be much better than those in 2006/07. Because the milk sold in the April auction was for delivery in May June and July, members should realise that it will be a couple Loseley products are going national of months before the higher prices come and Loseley Butter, produced in Northern Ireland, is about to be through in their milk cheques. The base price lauched - see page 7 for April milk should be the lowest price of the year and will be similar to the 16.5ppl paid for March supplies. Thereafter prices will steadily improve, reflecting the outcome of NEWSthe latest auction, with the cheque for May Pages 4, 6, 7, 8 & 9milk showing the first signs of the increases ahead, and the main impact coming in the BALMORAL SHOWpayments for June and July supplies. Pages 13 & 14Strong international demand for dairy substantial increases in their costs, well above products, and the effects of the prolonged anything that they could absorb and they will BREEDINGdrought on Australian milk supply, have need to get price increases to remain viable. The Pages 15 & 33pushed milk ...

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comment contents Milkpricestomoveup here has been a welcome start to the new quota year with prices in the April auction sam T e auction last year on the back of stronger rising by over 3 pence per litre against the powder markets.Dairy produce markets are set to continue firm for at least the rest of the summer holding out the hope that milk prices for United members in the year ahead will be much better than those in 2006/07. Because the milk sold in the April auction was for delivery in May June and July, members should realise that it will be a couple Loseleyproductsaregoingnational   of months before the higher prices come andLoseleyButter,producedin   NorthernIreland,isabouttobe The base pricethrough in their milk cheques. lauched-seepage7 for April milk should be the lowest price of the year and will be similar to the 16.5ppl paid for March supplies. Thereafter prices will steadily improve, reflecting the outcome of NEWS the latest auction, with the cheque for May Pages 4, 6, 7, 8 & 9 milk showing the first signs of the increases ahead, and the main impact coming in the BALMORALSHOW payments for June and July supplies. Pages 13 & 14 Strong international demand for dairy substantial increases in their costs, well above products, and the effects of the prolonged anything that they could absorb and they will BREEDING drought on Australian milk supply, have need to get price increases to remain viable. The Pages 15 & 33 pushed milk powder markets to levels that retail prices for some dairy products, especially GRASSLANDMANAGEMENT would have been inconceivable a year ago. The liquid milk, are already starting to move up and Pages 22 - 24, 27 this will continue in the months ahead, setting a auction price was well over 3 pence ahead of last April, even though export refunds for milk better base for future milk prices FEEDING powders, which were worth over 4 pence last Pages 29 - 31 year, have gone. The spring peak in EU supplies TSINIMWENEHTGINETMEER has not dampened markets and it now appears Northern Ireland will shortly have a new HOME likely that they markets will remain strong until Executive and representatives of the local dairy Pages 34 - 37 at least the autumn when production in New industry, including the United Chairman, Vice- Zealand and Australia recommences. Another Chairman and myself, have already met with QUOTAS strong auction looks certain in May. the new DARD Minister, Michelle Gildernew, to Pages 38 & 39 In parallel with the higher auction prices, discuss the issues facing the industry.We are Tesco has announced a 22 pence farmer price looking forward to a devolved government a for the milk it sells on the liquid market. This regime that will be more supportive of our local is a welcome recognition that farmers need agrifood industry for the benefit of all involved. improved milk prices although it will only YOUNGFARMERCOMPETITION apply to less than 1% of all milk produced in Northern Ireland. Details on how it will operate have yet to be finalised. Perhaps even more significantly, as a result of the increase in milk prices, processors are facing David Dobbin, Group Chief Executive

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