date:Mar 14, 2012
am and milk powders businesses, fell by 46.8% to GBP5.8m for the half year, including GBP4.6m profits achieved from property sales.
In the wider UK market, the cheese sector has proven particularly resilient in the face of difficult economic conditions. According to figures from industry body Dairy Co, total cheese expenditure increased by 5.9% to GBP2.6bn in the year to 25 December 2011. The average price of a kilo of cheese has increased by 3.8% to GBP6.26/kg while volume sales increased by 2%