Written question asked by Sarah Dyke (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 29 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 February 2026 (named day). It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 February 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Milk: Prices

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average farmgate milk price was in each of the last five years.

Answer

Defra publishes monthly and annual milk prices on GOV.UK (Latest UK milk prices and composition of milk - GOV.UK). UK annual farmgate milk prices for the last five years are shown in the table below.

Table: UK annual farmgate milk prices 2021-2025, pence per litre (ppl)

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