EU: The Netherlands and Germany increase, while Italy and France fall in milk production

Published 2023년 6월 20일

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The European Commission has reported significant variations in milk collection and production among EU countries in the first four months of 2023. While Romania and Bulgaria experienced notable increases in milk collection, countries like Ireland, France, and Italy saw decreases. The EU collected 4.1% of its April milk as organic, with the highest percentages found in Austria, Sweden, and Denmark, and the lowest in Bulgaria. Dairy processors in the EU saw an increase in the production of most product categories, such as concentrated milk, fresh butter, skimmed milk powder, cream, and cheese, while there was a decrease in the production of whole milk powder, fermented dairy products, and consumer milk.

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This has been announced by the European Commission. The differences between countries within the European Union are large. Milk collection increased most strongly in Romania, with an increase of 13.6 percent in the first four months. Milk production in neighboring Bulgaria increased by 8.9 percent in the period January to April compared to a year earlier. The larger climbers also include Belgium (+4.3 percent), Germany (+2.8 percent) and Estonia (+5.1 percent). Other countries saw their milk production decline in the first four months. These countries include a few important milk-producing countries such as Ireland (-1.3 percent), France (-1.9 percent) and Italy (-2 percent). Big fallers are Lithuania (-4.3 percent), Hungary (-5.7 percent) and Croatia (-6.1 percent). Organic dairy In April, 4.1 percent of the milk collected in the European Union was of organic origin. Countries with the highest percentage of organic milk are Austria (18.3 percent), Sweden (13.5 percent) and ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst