I was shocked when I went to the shop this morning for a bottle of MILK

TheElectricCow

I’m not going to pretend to be any kind of expert on the economics of consumer milk supplies, my assumption was that the drop in price would have been representative of the underlying production costs starting to come down but it sounds like this may not be the case.

Out of interest, would anyone happen to know what it actually costs to produce a pint (or litre) of milk? I’m always happy to be better educated on matters I share my opinion on.

tightauldgit said:

MattMattMattUK said:

I would rather they paid the farmers a decent rate for milk and kept the price in the shops where it was. 

I don't think supermarkets will sell things at a loss though. I'd rather people appreciated the true cost of producing things ethically and sustainably and stopped thinking that everything cheap is great.

I appreciate the importance of sustainability, but unfortunately the price of that sustainability is often not yet a practical reality for many - just look at how many homes still have a mains gas supply because the unsustainable option is also one of the cheapest.

In the past year or so we’ve seen some food costs rise by over 50%. It really would be great if we could all buy the most sustainable and ethically produced groceries possible, but for many people right now cheap is the only option. I’d love to buy the more expensive “for farmers” milk, but as someone who goes 2-3 months between main grocery shopping trips to keep costs low that wouldn’t be a financially reasonable thing to do.

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

TheElectricCow said:

I’m not going to pretend to be any kind of expert on the economics of consumer milk supplies, my assumption was that the drop in price would have been representative of the underlying production costs starting to come down but it sounds like this may not be the case.

Last 4 pint bottle of milk cost £14. 

We didn't really need the £12 worth of other stuff but pop in for milk, walk out with a bag of shopping. 

Tesco claimed the price drop was due to lower buying prices and the big 5 said the lower price wasn't affecting what they pay to farmers for the milk, possibly due to slight drops in other aspects but it's mainly PR to off set the doom and gloom of prices going up a bit with some free advertising in the media. 

Android07

£1.65 now!

fatbelly

Round my way it seems to have gone down to £1.45

Farway

fatbelly said:

Round my way it seems to have gone down to £1.45

Same here, Asda, 4 pints

dealyboy

I think 6pt has gone down too ... currently £2.15 Sainsbury's (4pt £1.45).

BTW I alternate between 4pt and 6pt on a weekly basis as I receive Sainsbury's Offers Nectar points on milk each week alternating between 4pt and 6pt.

robrymond

1 pint was 90p in Aldi today, not sure if that was a reduction on recent prices?

Sea_Shell

fatbelly said:

Round my way it seems to have gone down to £1.45 [4 pts]

Same here (Aldi).    Just checked yesterday's receipt.

Cameron1590_2

£1.29 a pint here (organic) off the local milkman. I think it is £1.19 for non organic. 

Both in glass, I think he does now supply the normal plastic 4pts at a lower price. 

More expensive then the supermarkets, but we like to help keep the milkman in a job.