- EU average butter prices decreased by 3.2% compared to last week: 440 €/100kg (-6% below last year level)
- Compared to previous week EU average dairy prices rather stable, while WMP price up by 0.7% and emmental decreased by 1.5%
- NL spot milk price increased by 2.9% last week (35.0 c/kg); slight decrease (-0.7%) in IT spot milk price (42.0 c/kg)
- EU milk deliveries decreased by 0.9% in December 2018, which resulted in 128 000 t less milk, and the year 2018 closed with +1.35 million tonnes of milk (+0.9%)
- EU production has declined in 2018 for WMP (-5.1%), concentrated milk (-3.7%), drinking milk (-2.7%), SMP (-1.5%) and cream (-1.2%)
- An increase in EU production was reported for butter (+0.2%), cheese (+0.3%) and fermented milk (+0.5%)
- New Zealand milk production in December (seventh months of the 2018/19 season) increased by 4.4% compared to December 2017 (+4.4% for Jun-Dec period)
- Australia milk production in December (sixth months of the 2018/19 season) decreased by 6.9% compared to December 2017 (-5.1% for Jul-Dec period)
- 2018 closed with 0.9% increase in the US milk production (+0.5% for December)
Full data available: ec.europa.eu
Butter range from Dairy UA – click here.
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Sweetened Condensed Milk and Evaporated Milk range by Dairy UA – click here.