The rising price of milk

Tuesday, 9 January 2024 09:00

The price of milk will be going up from this week.

Jersey Dairy has announced an increase of 7 pence a litre at wholesale price, which means that a litre carton will now cost you around £1.60.

It comes as a bitter blow for households already struggling with the rising price of many other groceries, as well as increases to services such as electricity, water and postage costs from the start of this year.

Unfortunately, dairy farmers are themselves facing increases in operating costs, which they say they have no choice but to pass on to the consumer. And unless we are prepared to lose our world-famous Jersey herd and its dairy products, it looks like we’ll have to bear the cost.

The average cost of a litre of milk was £1.34 in January 2022 and £1.56 in January 2023, so let’s hope our supermarkets don’t add too much of a markup during 2024.

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