Dairy farmers supplying Müller – who meet the conditions for the company's Advantage programme – will receive a milk price of 40ppl from May, thanks to a 3.5ppl increase.

Chief Operating Officer at Müller Milk & Ingredients, Rob Hutchison, said: “As the whole dairy supply chain faces into the challenge of unprecedented increases in costs, we will continue to do everything that we can to support farmers who supply us.

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“We will continue, as ever, to closely monitor all of the factors which influence farm gate milk price in the coming months.”

The Müller Advantage programme aims to improve supply chain collaboration, herd health and reductions in environmental impact, and 99.5% of eligible supplying dairy farmers committed to the programme.