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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage more milk processors to comply with the voluntary code on milk contracts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage more milk processors to comply with the voluntary code on milk contracts.
The dairy industry code of best practice on contractual arrangements was created in Great Britain in 2012 in response to concern about fluctuating milk prices. About 85% of producers have signed up to it. There is general acceptance that the code's introduction has led to some improvement for milk producers.
Ultimately, the code is voluntary and owned by the industry. However, this is something that I regularly discuss with the NFU and Dairy UK with a view to encouraging other, primarily smaller processors to sign up.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) the possibility of establishing a dairy futures market and (b) other options in reducing price volatility in the dairy industry; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) the possibility of establishing a dairy futures market and (b) other options in reducing price volatility in the dairy industry; and if she will make a statement.
I had a constructive discussion on the potential for developing futures markets at the Dairy Supply Chain Forum on 19 November. There is scope to develop some of the embryonic markets we already have in skimmed milk powder in the UK. By building on what currently exists and by improving accessibility, it may help to manage the inherent volatility in the marketplace. Membersof the Dairy Supply Chain Forum are exploring how this could be achieved and the NFU will report on progress in the New Year. These issues are also being explored through the joint Defra/Industry Farming Resilience Group, which I chair. The next meeting will take place in January 2015.
On its website, DairyCo provides domestic dairy farmers with a range of educational materials and guidance on futures markets and other forms of price risk management.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce price volatility in the dairy industry; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce price volatility in the dairy industry; and if she will make a statement.
I had a constructive discussion on the prospects for introducing futures markets for skimmed milk powder at the Dairy Supply Chain Forum on 19 November. Members are exploring how this could be achieved and the NFU will report on progress in the New Year.
Through the joint Defra/industry Farming Resilience Group, which I chair, we are also considering the potential for the use of futures markets to manage volatility and risk. The next meeting will take place in January 2015.
On its website, DairyCo provides domestic dairy farmers with a range of educational materials and guidance on futures markets and other forms of price risk management.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her estimate is of the (a) Actual Milk Price Equivalent and (b) Intervention Milk Price Equivalent for the first quarter of 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her estimate is of the (a) Actual Milk Price Equivalent and (b) Intervention Milk Price Equivalent for the first quarter of 2015.
The Actual Milk Price Equivalent and Intervention of Milk Price Equivalent indicators capture historic market trends and cannot be used to estimate future prices.
The EU Milk Market Observatory (MMO) provides a range of information on price trends and short-term analysis. Intervention prices for skimmed milk powder and butter are set out in EU Regulation 1370/2013.
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he will publish his review on the future sales of green top milk.
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he will publish his review on the future sales of green top milk.
Statement on when he will be in a position to publish the food surveillance report on dioxins. - Inc figure & fact that food surveillance paper No 31 Dioxins in Food is published today (copy in Library - DEP 7803).
Statement on when he will be in a position to publish the food surveillance report on dioxins. - Inc figure & fact that food surveillance paper No 31 Dioxins in Food is published today (copy in Library - DEP 7803).