Dairy farmers supplying Muller who meet the conditions of the processor's Advantage scheme will see a milk price increase of 1 pence per litre from November.

99 per cent of Muller supplying dairy farmers have committed to the programme which aims to improve supply chain collaboration, herd health and reduce environmental impacts.

Rob Hutchison, chief operating officer at Müller Milk & Ingredients said:“The markets have strengthened, enabling us to make this increase from November.

“Like all parts of the dairy supply chain, we also know that farmers are facing increased costs as we head into winter.

“We will continue to closely monitor supply and demand in the coming months.”