The price of cow's milk in Europe starts the year down, losing 0.5 euros to €56.97/100 kg

Thus, an upward trend that came from January 2021 is broken The first data offered by the Cow's Milk Market Observatory in Europe, corresponding to the month of January 2023, show a drop in the price of this product of 0.5 euros to 56.97 euros per 100 kilos. It is the second consecutive month in which this drop has been seen, thus breaking an upward trend that had been coming since January 2021. However, despite this slight reduction, there is an increase of 36.2% compared to January 2022, since at that time the average value was €41.81. Among the main producers, Ireland, Poland and, especially, the Netherlands are the ones that show a drop in January 2023. Thus, Irish farmers suffer a drop of 0.6 euros in relation to December to place the average price at €68.37, the highest in the EU and worth remembering, is 48.5% higher than a year ago; Poland registers a decrease in the amount paid to professionals engaged in this activity from 0.8 euros to €58.55, this value being 46% higher ...