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The '''dairy industry in the United Kingdom''' is the industry of [[dairy farming]] that takes place in the UK. |
The '''dairy industry in the United Kingdom''' is the industry of [[dairy farming]] that takes place in the UK. |
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[[File:The CWS Creamery on Borough Road circa 1960. - geograph.org.uk - 1016196.jpg|thumb|The CWS Creamery on Borough Road circa 1960]] |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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[[File:Milk price.png|thumb|Price of milk in the UK from 1990 to 2019, both each month and the two-year average. Values are in 2019 prices<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk|title=Latest UK milk prices and composition of milk|website=GOV.UK}}</ref>]] |
[[File:Milk price.png|thumb|Price of milk in the UK from 1990 to 2019, both each month and the two-year average. Values are in 2019 prices<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk|title=Latest UK milk prices and composition of milk|website=GOV.UK}}</ref>]] |
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==Regulation== |
==Regulation== |
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Production was regulated by the [[Milk Marketing Board]] until 1994; its processing division is now [[Dairy Crest]]. [[Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board|AHDB]] Dairy is a central resource for the UK dairy industry. |
Production was regulated by the [[Milk Marketing Board]] until 1994; its processing division is now [[Dairy Crest]]. [[Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board|AHDB]] Dairy is a central resource for the UK dairy industry. |
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== Environmental impact == |
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The dairy industry is a large source of waterway pollution in the UK. It is linked to half of all farm pollution, largely from the waste produced by cows.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-16 |title=Livestock farming polluted rivers 300 times in one year |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63961659 |access-date=2024-02-10 |language=en-GB}}</ref> This pollution leads to [[Fish kill|fish kills]] and general harm to river ecosystems.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Horton |first=Helena |last2=reporter |first2=Helena Horton Environment |date=2022-06-29 |title=Queen could revoke Davidstow cheddar royal warrant over river pollution |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/29/queen-could-revoke-davidstow-cheddar-dairy-crest-royal-warrant-river-pollution |access-date=2024-02-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Dairy]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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* Bailey, N. Z. Alison. "Trends in dairy farming and milk production: the cases of the United Kingdom and New Zealand." ''Achieving sustainable production of milk'' (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2017) pp. 301-324. |
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* Crossley, Eric Lomax. ''The United Kingdom Dairy Industry'' (1959). |
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* March, M. D., et al. "Current trends in British dairy management regimens." ''Journal of dairy science'' 97.12 (2014): 7985-7994. [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030214006936 online] |
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* Taylor, David. "The English dairy industry, 1860-1930." ''Economic History Review'' 29.4 (1976): 585-601. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2595345 online] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{commonscat|Dairy industry in the United Kingdom}} |
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* [https://www.nfuonline.com/sectors/dairy/ NFU] |
* [https://www.nfuonline.com/sectors/dairy/ NFU] |
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* [https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/farm/dairy/farming RSPCA] |
* [https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/farm/dairy/farming RSPCA] |
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[[Category:Food processing industry in the United Kingdom]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:10, 13 April 2024
The dairy industry in the United Kingdom is the industry of dairy farming that takes place in the UK.
Production
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In Europe, UK milk production is third after France & Germany and is around the tenth highest in the world. There are around 12,000 dairy farms in the UK.[2]
Around 14 billion litres of milk are commercially produced in the UK each year.
Britain eats around 2000 tonnes of cheese a day.
Production sites
[edit]Buckinghamshire
[edit]- Arla Aylesbury, produces 10% of the UK's milk, and the world's largest milk production site
Cornwall
[edit]- Davidstow Creamery, Britain's largest cheese factory, producing Cathedral City cheddar cheese
Delivery
[edit]Only 3% of milk in the UK is delivered to the door. There was an 80% drop in deliveries when supermarkets began to sell their own milk en-masse. The largest commercial deliverer of milk in the UK has around 500,000 customers; there has been a recent upswing in demand for door deliveries.
Regulation
[edit]Production was regulated by the Milk Marketing Board until 1994; its processing division is now Dairy Crest. AHDB Dairy is a central resource for the UK dairy industry.
Environmental impact
[edit]The dairy industry is a large source of waterway pollution in the UK. It is linked to half of all farm pollution, largely from the waste produced by cows.[3] This pollution leads to fish kills and general harm to river ecosystems.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Latest UK milk prices and composition of milk". GOV.UK.
- ^ "Dairy | AHDB". ahdb.org.uk.
- ^ "Livestock farming polluted rivers 300 times in one year". 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Horton, Helena; reporter, Helena Horton Environment (2022-06-29). "Queen could revoke Davidstow cheddar royal warrant over river pollution". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
Further reading
[edit]- Bailey, N. Z. Alison. "Trends in dairy farming and milk production: the cases of the United Kingdom and New Zealand." Achieving sustainable production of milk (Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2017) pp. 301-324.
- Crossley, Eric Lomax. The United Kingdom Dairy Industry (1959).
- March, M. D., et al. "Current trends in British dairy management regimens." Journal of dairy science 97.12 (2014): 7985-7994. online
- Taylor, David. "The English dairy industry, 1860-1930." Economic History Review 29.4 (1976): 585-601. online
External links
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