First Milk has announced a reduction for May 2016 milk price due to ' worsening market mechanisms'.
Paul Flanagan, First Milk's external relations & membership director commented: "The market has continued to worsen.
"As a result of falls in the market mechanism that governs our returns the following price changes need to be implemented."
The May price changes are as follows:
• -0.66ppl for four creamery milk pools plus the Northern England pool
• -0.61ppl for the Scottish Mainland & Bute pools
• -0.72ppl for Midlands & East Wales pool