Change in trend in sheep milk prices, after years of increases in Antigua and Barbuda

Published 2024년 9월 17일

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In July 2024, there was a notable shift in the agricultural market, with sheep's and goat's milk prices and production seeing significant changes, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture. Sheep's milk prices experienced a 6.35% decrease to 1.402 euros/litre, despite a declining production by 2% to 48.2 million litres and a reduced number of farmers by 6.67% to 2,671. Similarly, goat's milk prices fell by 13.59% to 0.839 euros/litre, with production dropping by 4.27% to 40.5 million litres and a significant decrease of 7.61% in the number of livestock farmers to 3,899. This marks a considerable shift in the dairy market, highlighting the challenges faced by small-scale farmers.

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Last July, there was a change in trend in sheep's milk prices. After several years of increases, which continued into the first half of the year, there was a 6.35% decrease compared to July 2023, with the average standing at 1.402 euros/litre, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Agriculture. The decrease occurs despite the fact that production has been declining for four months. In July, 48.2 million litres were declared, almost 2% less than in the same month last year. Regarding the number of farmers, this continues to fall. In that month there were 2,671, 6.67% less than a year earlier (2,862 in July 2023). In the case of goat's milk, prices had already been falling since the ...

Source: Agropopular