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Guide to Milk Quotas and Appendices - English version
A Guide to Milk Quotas v11.0.pdf

A Guide to Milk Quotas _Appendices_ v11.0.pdf

Arweiniad i Gwotâu Llaeth

Guide to Milk Quotas and Appendices - Welsh Language
Canllaw i Gwotau Llaeth f11.0.pdf

Atodiadau f11.0.pdf

The Guide to Milk Quotas is a large document and may take some time to download.



Milk Quotas Purchaser's Handbook
Purchaser's Handbook

(January 2010 Version 2.0)

RPA(MQ)2.pdf



Approved Purchasers List.
Approved Purchasers Feb 2012.pdf
Approved Purchasers List
Amendment Sheet.
Amendment Sheet Feb 2012.pdf
UK Monthly Milk Production Statistics receipt and publication dates for the 2011-12 quota year.

UK Monthly Milk Prod Statistics Receipt and pub.pdf

Laboratories
List of laboratories approved for butterfat testing
Ver 8.0 Jun 2011.
Approved BF Labs _Ver 8.0 Jun 2011.pdf
Brucella & EBL Testing Information Sheet
Ver 5.0 Jan 2012.
Brucellosis and EBL Testing  V5  Jan 2012.pdf


Fact Sheets
These are links to the fact sheets in the Guidance section


Butterfat Fact Sheet
Declaring Deliveries Fact Sheet
Milk Haulage Fact Sheet
Milk Sampling Fact Sheet
Calculations and Formulae Fact Sheet
Purchaser Obligations Fact Sheet
Fact Sheets Booklet
Rounding Fact Sheet



Leaflets
Introductory Leaflet for Producers
mq110v5.1.pdf
Record Keeping
mq131.pdf
Cadw Cofnodion

(Record Keeping, Welsh language version)
mq131cy.pdf
Temporary Reallocation of Quota (MQ16)

Information for Producers

TRQ - Information for Producers 2011-2012.pdf
Temporary Reallocation of Quota (MQ16)

Frequently Asked Questions

TRQ - Frequently Asked Questions 2011-2012.pdf


Calculators For Producers
Butterfat Calculator.xls


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Calculators For Purchasers
These two spreadsheets will calculate the delivery figures and average butterfat content figures that are needed for the MQ/12 (monthly) and MQ/13 (annual) returns.

This calculator is for purchasers with a single supplying producer:

Purchaser Delivery Calculator (single) v5.0 May 2011.xls

This calculator is for purchasers with up to eight supplying producers with a single bulk tank, plus up to two producers with twin tanks:

Purchaser Delivery Calculator (multi) v6.0 May 2011.xls

Traders can contact Julie Rookes on 01392 266111 if they have any questions or contact the Dairy Schemes Helpline on 01392 266466.

Page published: 3 February 2012