Resilience of the dairy products market in France in February 2021

Published Mar 2, 2021

Tridge summary

In 2020, dairy production in France experienced a slight growth of 0.2%, despite the pandemic-related disruptions. However, the end of the year and the beginning of 2021 saw a decrease in milk production, attributed to a reduction in the dairy cow herd by 80,000, a 2.2% drop from the previous year. The average price for conventional cow's milk in 2020 was 6 euros lower than in 2019, and while butter prices remained stable, skimmed milk powder prices gradually increased, both remaining below the levels of early 2020.

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Original content

Despite a context disrupted by the pandemic, dairy production remains dynamic overall in the main world exporting basins. In France, milk production is growing very slightly by 0.2% over the whole of 2020 but is down at the end of the year and at the start of 2021. This is the result of '' a contraction in the herd: at the start of 2021, there were 80,000 fewer dairy cows in France compared to early 2020 (-2.2%). According to the monthly survey by FranceAgriMer, the standard price for conventional cow's milk was 329 € / 1000l for the whole of 2020, or 6 euros below the ...

Source: Pleinchamp