Milk production is suffering in Spain at the end of 2024

Published 2024년 10월 23일

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Spanish dairy farmers are experiencing a significant drop in milk production due to climate change-related diseases, including the EHE virus, which has affected over 95% of farms in Galicia, leading to high mortality rates and severe symptoms in cows. This has resulted in a 25% decrease in daily milk collection in affected areas, with a more recent 5% drop in September and October. The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) is calling on dairy industries and distributors to adjust contracts with price increases to cover production costs and encourage milk production in Spain. Additionally, the impact of "hurricane" Kirk on corn plantations has led to a lack of fodder, further increasing production costs and affecting milk production.

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According to the data handled by the Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA), the daily collection of milk in the affected areas has at some point fallen by 25%, but in September and so far in October the drop in production is 5%, reaching 10% on many routes. Spanish dairy farmers are suffering various events in recent weeks that will cause a drop in milk production. The causes are various, including the disease caused by climate change and the EHE virus (Epidozootic Hemorrhagic Disease). This disease, which particularly affects cattle, has caused, in numerous dairy regions and especially in Galicia, an affectation of more than 95% of farms, producing a high level of mortality and very serious symptoms in cows. The disease causes drastic drops in production, as well as abortions in pregnant cows, which do not recover production in any case. The fate of these animals is slaughter in a slaughterhouse. The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) has demanded, as it has stated in ...

Source: EComercio Agrario