326: Pulling back the curtain on dairy markets

It feels like dairy farmers move from one challenge to another, with few periods of stability in between. Currently high input costs are challenging margins, and while milk prices have moved up to help offset them to a degree, periods of tight margins occur on a regular basis.   On top of that, the industry is being faced with increased scrutiny and pressure to justify its environmental credentials and about to embark on the biggest adjustment to agricultural policy in a generation. So, with all this change happening around them, how can dairy farmers get a heads up on what changes are in the pipeline, and ultimately, prepare their businesses for the future? In this episode, Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager Steve West talks to Martin Wallis, forum member for the DCD producer organisation and a regional NFU representative, and Patty Clayton, Lead Dairy Analyst in our Market Intelligence team, to get their views on how having information can help famers deal with new and rising challenges. Visit our dairy markets webpage Sign up to Dairy Market Weekly Shape the future of farming Levy payers are at the heart of everything we do, so it’s only right that we give you a greater voice in how we spend your levy. Find out how your levy is invested and how it makes a difference to your business and the industry.  In April 2022, you’ll get to have your say on the challenges you want AHDB to focus on and the services we will deliver for you in the future. It’s your chance to influence how your levy is spent on the things that matter to you most. Register before 31 March 2022 to have your say Feedback We'd love to know what you think of our podcasts. If you’d like to give your feedback, please complete our short questionnaire, which will help us to improve the podcast on an ongoing basis, or email: [email protected].    This episode was produced and edited by Kate Smith, Marcomms Executive (Dairy).