Greg's Milk Monitor 8 May 2025: The privilege of plenty

As the markets are unchanged this week, perhaps a look back 80 years on the anniversary of VE Day is in order. Particularly milk, which was one of the staples rationed from 1940 until 14 years later, a staggeringly long time when looked at through today’s lens. Apparently cheese production was affected for several more years after 1954. 

Returning to the present, the continuation of the seemingly relentless demand for whey protein concentrate is still robbing the feed market of ample supply, and paid prices are still €20-30 over the headline price of €840 in Holland. This is a fundamental change in the supply line for animal feed, and looks likely to sustain, so no prospect of anything approaching a collapse in prices.

The rapacious demand for milk replacers has lasted a month longer than earlier thought, but spring has sprung and demand is now curtailing fast, so this may force skim milk lower into the summer and may rebalance sweet whey supply/demand. 

BDC agri is the UK broker for Lacto Production milk and whey powder products.

For further information and prices, contact Greg Dunn on 01206 598657 or greg@bdc-agri.com