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Guide to Milk Quotas and Appendices - English version
Arweiniad i Gwotâu Llaeth Guide to Milk Quotas and Appendices - Welsh Language Version 10 will be available here

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

Milk Quotas Purchaser's Handbook
Handbook (January 2010)

Approved Purchasers List
UK Monthly Milk Production Statistics receipt and publication dates for the 2010-11 quota year

Laboratories
List of laboratories approved for butterfat testing Ver 7.2 Mar 2009
Brucella & EBL Testing Information Sheet Ver 4.0 Sept 2009

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

Leaflets
Introductory Leaflet for Producers
Record Keeping
Cadw Cofnodion (Record Keeping, Welsh language version)
Temporary Reallocation of Quota (MQ16) Information for Producers
Temporary Reallocation of Quota (MQ16) Frequently Asked Questions

Calculators For Producers

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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: This calculator is for purchasers with up to eight supplying producers with a single bulk tank, plus up to two producers with twin tanks: Traders can contact Evelyn Paul on 01392 266461 if they have any questions or contact the Dairy Schemes Helpline on 01392 266466.