Minute Conso: will the price of butter soar?

In fact, the price of the product reached a historic level last week, with a ton costing more than 8,000 euros, or practically double compared to last year’s prices.

In question according to the experts? Bluetongue which has spread very quickly on farms in recent weeks. This inevitably had consequences on the milk harvest, which could be less and less important soon.

Added to this phenomenon is another: the fact that certain breeders started producing creama more interesting branch than that of butter economically speaking. Unsurprisingly: there are fewer offers but still as many demands, which is reflected in the prices in stores.

However, don’t panic, you will be able to continue cooking with butter. According to BFM Business, the product will not double as did the raw material. And the agri-food giants are expected to resort to numerous imports.

However, we must expect with a few small increases of the butter pad.