Over the past ten years, the number of milk producers in Austria has decreased by more than three times

There are about 525 thousand dairy cows in the country In Austria, the number of milk producers decreased by more than three times. If in 2010 there were 82 thousand of them, then in 2020 there were 25 thousand of them. This is reported by the Agrotime portal with reference to the information announced at the MilkyForum-2021 conference. According to the representative of the Austrian Economic Chamber, the triple reduction of dairy producers was due to their unification into cooperatives. However, as noted in the report, despite the reduction in the number of producers, the very production of milk in the country, as well as the average milk yield produced by one enterprise, increased significantly. “The Austrian milk market has not been affected by the coronavirus pandemic that has hit the world. In the country, on the contrary, an increase in its production is observed in all indicators. In addition, the share of organic milk production in total sales is increasing. Last year, the ...