Netherlands: Milk price ex-farm increased 5 percent

The consumer price index (CPI) for dairy ended at 128 in January 2024 (2020=100). The producer price index (PPI) ended at 124 points in the same month and the farm gate price index reached 128. Milk and dairy prices are stable or higher than in November 2023. There were continued declines in milk prices until September-October 2023. The current price level is still high compared to previous years. Higher inflation has also had a grip on dairy prices. The consumer price index (CPI) for dairy ended at 128 points (2020=100) in January 2024, 0.3 percent lower than in December 2023, but 0.2 percent higher than in November 2023. The decline in the CPI was in May Started in 2023 after two years of consecutive increases. Almost all individual dairy products will show a decline of 1 to 2 percent between September 2023 and January 2024. Only the price of yogurt has remained stable during this period. The price of cheese and cottage cheese has fallen the most. The consumer price index for ...