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German dairy farmers milk 2% more in March

Cow Milk
Dairy
Germany
Published May 23, 2023

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German dairy cows produce more seasonally towards the spring peak. The daily average supply of milk in March amounts to just over 88,700 tonnes. Compared to February of this year, this is almost 0.8% more.

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Incidentally, the lead from conventional dairy farming is smaller than last year at 1.7%. The organic sector has grown by 8.8% to 121,200 tonnes of milk. The contraction of milk imports from other EU member states is striking. In the third month of the year, imports amounted to 87,564 tons, 4.9% more than in March of 2022. In January, imports were still 23% higher than in the same month a year earlier.

As in the Netherlands, the lead in the German milk supply among dairies is decreasing month after month. In January of this year the lead was still 3.1%, a month later it shrank to 2.1%.

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German dairy cows produce more seasonally towards the spring peak. The daily average supply of milk in March amounts to just over 88,700 tonnes. Compared to February of this year, this is almost 0.8% more. Text continues below chart Reduce conventional milk production Incidentally, the lead from conventional dairy farming is smaller than last year at 1.7%. The organic sector has grown by 8.8% to 121,200 tonnes of milk. The contraction of milk imports from other EU member states is striking. In the third month of the year, imports amounted to 87,564 tons, 4.9% more than in March of 2022. In January, imports were still 23% higher than ...
Source: Boerderij
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