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The board of Lakeland decided to increase its December milk price by 1c/l on Thursday. This brings its price to 28.75c/l excluding VAT at 3.3% protein and 3.6% fat.
In Northern Ireland, Lakeland has increased its base price for December milk by 1p/l to 24.5p/l. A winter bonus of 3p/l is also being paid by the co-op for December milk in NI.
Other co-ops are expected to set their prices in the coming days.
The Irish Farmers Journal reports milk price excluding VAT
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