Contracted suppliers of liquid milk received an average price of 2.2c/l excluding VAT over the national annual average manufacturing milk price paid in 2023, according to the National Milk Agency’s 2023 report.This liquid-manufacturing price difference was higher than it had been in the previous two years, but still at its fourth lowest level in 10 years, the report states. It had stood at 0.92/l in 2022.