Greece: The fall in goat and sheep milk continues, the price reached 1.07 euros per kilogram

The price of sheep and goat milk continues to fall and there is a lot of resentment from farmers who see the cost remain at high levels. Also, animal feed is at high levels and livestock breeders - especially from Crete and the island of Greece - are asking for support from the state. However, the decision for the payment of the transport equivalent is to be signed at the Ministry of Finance. As Mr. Giorgos Xylouris, president of the Kofina Agricultural Cooperative in Heraklion, told AgroTypos, "there is a great deal of disappointment from the breeders in Crete. Feed prices remain high and the transport equivalent will have to be paid to support the farmer's income. The situation in goat and sheep milk is very bad. A private dairy industry pays 1.07 euros per kilo for sheep's milk. The cooperatives of Mylopotamos, Lasithi, Rethymno, Anogeia and Kofina are still keeping milk at 1.35 euros but the question is how much longer they will last. We see the producer price for milk falling ...