Spain: Unjustified drop in goat milk prices in the Sierra de Cádiz

Published 2024년 7월 16일

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ASAJA-Cádiz, a agricultural and livestock association, has expressed concern over the significant decrease in the price of goat milk in the Sierra de Cádiz region, a key source of milk for cheese production. The drop in prices, which has also impacted producers in Malaga, is unfathomable given the reduced supply and increased demand for cheese, as well as rising feed and production costs. The association attributes the situation to an unexplained 5 cent decrease in the price of milk extract, falling from 0.17 cents to 0.12 cents per liter, and a broader 20 cent drop in the price of a liter of milk to 0.80 cents. This downward pressure on milk prices is detrimental to local goat farmers and undermines their already challenging livelihoods, particularly as the native goat population of the Sierra de Cádiz faces depletion. ASAJA-Cádiz has called for greater understanding and support for these farmers, highlighting their crucial contribution to the socioeconomic and environmental fabric of the Sierra Grazalema National Park.
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ASAJA-Cádiz has regretted the “inexplicable” and “unjustified” drop in the prices of goat milk sold by ranchers in the Sierra de Cádiz, for the majority production of cheeses, and which is also affecting producers in the province from Malaga. “As a general rule, the greater the supply, and if the demand does not increase, the prices fall. But the opposite happens. There is less dairy production, because unfortunately, due to the lack of profitability, there are fewer head of cattle. Furthermore, the price of cheeses (the main destination of our milk) has experienced several increases in the last year, and the demand for them continues to grow,” highlights the agricultural and livestock association. Asaja-Cádiz emphasizes that it is “surprising” that the price of the grade of milk extract “has dropped 5 cents, going from 0.17 cents to 0.12”, in a totally inexplicable way and for example, without take into account “the periods in which the milk has less fat, which is when it usually ...
Source: Agrodigital

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