Dairy cooperatives announce record discounts at the start of 2024
Lactalis wants to reduce its collection and makes headlines
Lactalis officially announced on September 25 to initiate a reduction of its collection of milk in France: 450 million liters out of the 5.1 billion it collects today, or nearly 9% of the total. His plan will unfold in three stages.
“We are concerned about the plan to stop collection targeting 272 dairy farms”
After the shock wave, what solutions are emerging for producers? In the West, no worries. In the East, it will take longer. The association of producer organizations, theUnellpromises a solution for every breeder.
Danone is looking for new dairy producers
The announcement made during the 2024 agricultural show by Danone in search of 100 million additional liters of milk, still stands at the end of 2025. The industrialist knows how to provide incentives: a bonus of 10,000 euros is awarded to new ones installed without age conditions.
Danone is still recruiting milk producers
Dairy producer organizations somewhat mistreated
Sunlait against Savencia: nothing is going well
Unell and Lactalis: despite strong tensions, discussions continue
In January, theUnell declines Lactalis’ mediation and requests another one. The tone rises. Everywhere in France, breeders demonstrate. The reason: a January milk price that was too low and negotiations on the 2024 milk price at a standstill.
What proposals from Unell does Lactalis refuse?
In April, Unell and Lactalis reviewed their calculation formulas with greater consideration of the cost price of breeders.
Payment for milk fat is debated
Do we no longer have to pay fat to breeders?
Who opened the debate on the milk fat payment ?
Things are moving on the carbon payments side
The price of milk paid to dairy producers around the world
The price of milk in Europe
After months of decline compared to the previous year, the price of conventional cow’s milk has been increasing since this spring in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, etc.
New Zealand milk price rises
Fonterra, New Zealand’s large dairy cooperative, continues to raise its forecast milk price for the 2024/2025 campaign.
The price of New Zealand milk continues to rise and reaches the $10 mark per kilo of dry matter
Milk price from New Zealand cooperative Fonterra rises
What are the prospects for the price of milk in 2025?
THE commercial negotiations between mass distribution and its suppliers, which must close on 1is March, begin at the end of the year. Lactalis and Savencia announced a revaluation of the agricultural raw material (MPA) in the prices sent to the brands: +10€/1000l for Lactalis in agreement with Unell, +5€/1000l for Savencia, a unilateral decision criticized by the FNPL.
On December 17, the director general of Lactalis France estimated, taking into account the criteria taken into account in the price formula concluded with the producer organizations, that the milk price paid to producers by Lactalis could increase by 20 to 30 €/1000 l on average over 2025.
Find the key points of the Lactalis hearing before the deputies
