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Milk and milk products
Defra is responsible for milk production and marketing policy in England, UK policy on dairy aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy and milk quotas. Defra represents UK interests at the EU Management Committee for milk and milk products. The farmgate price for milk is updated by Defra Statistics (PDF) around the ninth or tenth of each month.
Defra also has responsibility for sponsorship of the dairy industry in the UK, which includes sponsorship of DairyCo (formerly Milk Development Council). Export licence enquiries are the responsibility of Lincoln Animal Health Office (Tel: 01522 563132) Import licence enquiries are the responsibility of Chelmsford Animal Health Office (Tel: 01245 358383).Latest news
15 July 2009 - Dairy and rural broadband funding boost.
20 April 2009 - Plans for independent animal health body - deadline for comments 30 June 2009.
31 March 2009 - Explanatory note: Implementation of the CAP Health Check milk quota increases.
20 January 2009 - Consultation on the implementation of the CAP Health Check milk quota increases. Deadline for comments 27 February 2009.
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Page last modified: 21 July 2009
Page published: 21 July 2009