Spain: The dairy industry demands fair prices

Published 2022년 11월 29일

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The dairy industry is facing challenges in 2022 due to rising production costs, leading to a decrease in industry margins. The price of milk at the source, paid to farmers, has increased by 45% this year, while the retail price of liquid milk has only increased by 25%. The industry is particularly affected by high gas and electricity prices due to its energy intensity. Small and medium-sized dairy companies, which make up over 99% of the industry, are struggling to survive. The Federation is calling for fair remuneration for all parts of the food chain to prevent company closures, job losses, and the disappearance of milk farms.

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2022 is "marked by uncertainty and the inflationary spiral of production costs", which are cutting the margins of the industries, which have not transferred to the distribution the increase in the price of milk at origin (price paid by the industry to the farmer), and their own production costs. The general director of the Federation has pointed out that the dairy industry is suffering especially from the rise in the price of gas and electricity, since it is an intensive sector in energy consumption. In addition, the rise in the cost of raw materials for farmers is passing through to the price of milk at source, which has already increased by 45% so far this year, and which is expected to end the year at a significantly higher value. higher. However, the retail price of liquid milk has registered an increase of 25%. Luis Calabozo wanted to highlight that, despite the difficulty of the context and the continued increase in the price of milk at source, the processing industry ...

Source: Revista Ganadería