DAIRY farmers’ patience is wearing thin as market indicators for dairy commodities soar to levels not seen since the heady highs of 2013, Scotland’s National Farmers’ Union has argued.
By comparison, farmgate prices have as yet failed to respond, leading to anger and frustration at farm level, the union says.
Actual Milk Price Equivalent (AMPE) and Milk for Cheese Equivalent (MCE) track the basic wholesale commodity prices for butter, skimmed milk powder, mild cheese and cheese by-products.