Production of organic milk grows in Austria

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the Austrian milk market has seen growth across all metrics. The fastest growing share in total production is the share of biomilk. This was stated by the representative of the trade department of the Austrian Embassy Evgeniya Ugro within the framework of MilkyForum 2021. “In 2020, Austria produced 3.9 million tons of milk, of which 3.1 million tons were consumed in the domestic market. In Austria, there is a very strict gradation of drinking milk, which, accordingly, has a different price. For example, drinking milk from cows that feed on silage fodder (occupies 70% of the market), "green" milk from cows consuming fresh grass, hay and grain meal (10%), biomilk from cows mainly on free grazing, "green" biomilk , which is produced in accordance with the EU Directive (6.6%), ”notes Evgenia Ugro. According to her, the average purchase price for milk, including 13% VAT, as of March 2021 ranged from 35 euros per 100 kg for ordinary drinking milk to 49.3 ...