In Spain, dairy cattle farmers lose 11.45% of their income while CAPSA and Lactalis improve their turnover by 18 and 24%

Galician farmers, according to data provided by Uniones Agrarias, have lost 11.45% of their income in the 2020/21 year-on-year segment due to strong increases in production costs, which have reached almost 17% in the last months. However, industries such as CAPSA and Lactalis have a turnover increase of 18% and 24% respectively in the same period, thanks to the revaluation of liquid milk in the distribution lines and the unstoppable rise in industrial derivatives such as butter. With these data it is very difficult to understand, they assure from the agrarian organization, the lack of sensitivity of these industries towards the ranchers, refusing to transfer even what they already have based on the agreement with the distribution to increase the sale price to the public. It should be remembered that these two companies have a privileged position to condition milk prices at source since they represent 18% (1,200 farmers) in the case of Lactalis and 15% (1,000 farmers) in the case ...