Half-year results: German milk exports better than expected

Published 2020년 8월 26일

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In the first half of the year, Germany saw a slight increase in the export of cheese and butter, with a notable 10% increase in third-country demand. Whey powder exports also saw a significant rise, with the Netherlands and China showing a greater interest. However, exports of milk and cream to neighboring EU countries experienced a 30% drop, while sales outside the EU rose by 15%. Exports of condensed milk and skimmed milk powder also declined, with a decrease in demand for the latter. The Export Union for Dairy Products (EXU) attributes these changes to the corona pandemic and notes that international dairy trade has largely remained stable. However, milk processors had to lower prices due to the loss of food service customers.

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Almost 650,000 t of German cheese were sold outside the German border in the first half of this year, explains the Export Union for Dairy Products (EXU). In the two previous years it was around 630,000 t. Third countries provided a significant boost and asked almost 10% more than in the previous year. That is now 112,400 t of cheese leaving the EU from Germany. In North Africa, Algeria (2,000 t) and Libya (2,800 t) in particular asked for German cheese, while South Africa (-49%) kept a low profile. Chile has also ordered around 10% less this year with a quantity of just under 4,200 t. The EXU names this year's internal political conflicts as a possible reason. Butter: high export volumes Butter sales reached very good export volumes in the period under review. As things stand, Germany exported around 76,000 t of butter, which corresponds to the results from the two very good years 2015 (76,600 t) and 2016 (77,700 t). At 67,500 t, the EU neighbors ordered considerably more (+ 18%) ...

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