The Union of Independent Livestock Farmers denounced a new decrease in the price of goat milk in Spain

Goat Milk

Dairy

Spain

Market & Price Trends

Published Mar 24, 2024

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The Union of Independent Livestock Farmers (UGI) in Spain has expressed concern over the decreasing price of goat milk, which is negatively impacting the profitability of goat farms. The UGI blames this on dairy companies importing cheaper raw materials from other EU countries, which not only reduces the quality of the product but also affects the production of national goat milk. This has created a vicious cycle leading to reduced milk production and farmers abandoning the activity.

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The Union of Independent Livestock Farmers (UGI) has denounced a new decrease in the price of goat milk, which is leading goat farms to a complex economic situation due to lack of profitability. Spanish goat milk producers face a new quarter with falling prices, since January 1, 2024 the accumulated decrease is between 20-25 cents per liter, they have indicated. They have pointed out that the cause is the import of raw materials that dairy companies make from other countries in the European Union, such as Holland, to meet their production and which they buy at a lower price. For UGI, this decision by the industrial sector is “incomprehensible,” since goat milk from those areas has a lower cheese yield. That is, to make a kilo of cheese, many more liters of milk are needed. Furthermore, the livestock association points out that by prioritizing these international purchases, producers not only acquire a product of lower quality than that produced in Spain, they also condition the ...

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