Goat milk producers in Paraíba, Brazil face difficulties after falling consumption in the pandemic

Published 2021년 9월 5일

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Goat milk producers in Paraíba, Brazil, are facing challenges due to a drop in consumption caused by the pandemic and increasing production costs caused by rising prices of soybeans and corn, essential for animal feed. The state, being the largest food producer in the country, struggles to find buyers. Many producers rely on government subsidies to maintain their herds. A government program that buys milk from around 1.3 million producers in the state has increased its payment per liter from R$ 2.40 to R$ 2.80 since July, but this subsidy is only valid until October.

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Goat milk producers in Paraíba are facing difficulties after the drop in consumption caused by the pandemic. In addition, the cost of production rose with the rise in the prices of soybeans and corn, which are the basis of animal feed, making grains inaccessible to producers. The state is the largest producer of food in the country, and finding a buyer has always been a challenge. Many of them depend on government subsidies to keep their herds. Across the state, around 1,300,000 producers sell the milk to a government program. Each one can sell up to 35 liters per day. Before, the program paid R$ ...

Source: G1globo