Germany: Discounter cuts milk prices

The German discounter Aldi has cut the prices for fresh milk and UHT-milk by 10 cents per litre. Fresh milk and UHT milk with 1,5% fat are currently sold for 55 cents. The price for whole milk was equally reduced by 10 cents and is now sold for 59 cents. Aldi also cut the prices for milk products like curd, cream and condensed...

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Dumping prices for milk – complaint against Austrian supermarket chain

Yesterday (30 October), the Austrian Farmers’ Union filed a complaint against the supermarket chain „Zielpunkt“ at the Austrian Federal Competition Authority for the current price dumping of UHT-milk. According to the current flyer, Zielpunkt sells UHT-milk for 54 cents on two days this week.

The Austrian Farmers’ Union had...

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Blockade of cheese factory in UK

Yesterday, hundreds of UK dairy farmers blockaded an Adams Foods cheese factory in Leek, Staffordshire. It’s a protest over “cheap” cheese imports from Ireland and other countries, which they claim are undercutting British dairy producers.

The peaceful demonstration was part of an FFA-backed campaign by dairy farmers against...

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First European Fair Milk Conference

On November 6, the first European Fair Milk Conference will be held in Ciney, Belgium. For several years now the European Milk Board has been drawing attention to the necessity for cost-covering milk prices with the slogan "Fair Milk". Together with Faircoop Belgium we want to bring together the dairy farmers, retail...

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Situation on European milk market is getting worse

Milk prices are starting to decrease in all European countries. Too much milk on the markets in relation to the demand is causing these significant price decreases.

See here a video report about the current milk prices in diverse European countries.

In Italy the milk price was  at a level of 41 and 42...

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