Milk production remained stable in the EU in the first half

Published 2021년 9월 13일

Tridge summary

The European Commission has reported a minor 0.5% increase in cow's milk deliveries to industries in the EU-27 for the first half of the year, with variations across member states. While France and Germany experienced slight decreases, countries like Hungary, Greece, Latvia, and Italy saw increases. Despite this stability in milk deliveries, there has been a decline in the production of key dairy products such as skimmed milk powder, butter, liquid milk, and milk powder. Conversely, cheese, cream, and concentrated milk production has increased. The average price of cow's milk in the EU remained stable in June, but there has been an increase in the prices of skimmed milk powder, butter, and whole milk powder in August. Additionally, the number of farmers with cow's milk declarations in Spain has continued to decrease, with 11,800 in June, down from 12,079 in January.

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Original content

Cow's milk deliveries to industries remained practically stable in the EU-27 in the first half of this year, with just an increase of 0.5% compared to the same period in 2020, according to data from the European Commission . The evolution is not the same in all the Member States, as some countries, such as Hungary, Greece, Latvia or Italy, register significant increases compared to last year. On the contrary, among the main producers, France shows a slight drop in its deliveries of 0.9% and Germany of 1.2%. With regard to Spain, data from the Ministry of Agriculture show a production of 3.8 million tons in the first half of the year, 0.2% less than in the same period of 2020 (despite the new 0.5% increase registered in June). This stability in Community milk deliveries has, however, been translated into declines in the production of the main dairy products. Between January and June, the production of skimmed milk powder (-3.7%), butter (-0.9%), liquid milk (-0.6%), fermented milk ...

Source: Agropopular