Europe sees a great demand for dairy fats!

[brianb]

Following the poor harvest in Europe and consumers move towards more natural dairy based products. The dairy industry has undergone immense pressure to produce large quantities of dairy, so much so that it is reckoned that Europe may face a dairy shortage by Christmas time.

 

[Still Farming]

Tie in with brexit is it ?

 

[jockthethistle]

Our price this summer is the same as in 1996 .. and that's a lot better than last summer ... no wonder they're gonnabe short .. them that think we can go on like this are Cream Crackers ... jtt

 

[coomoo]

Absolutely spot on, spot on! The damage that's been done ain't even started to get sorted.

 

[upnortheast]

Most folk were going backwards for 18 months. So we need to go forward for 18 months just to repair the damaged balance sheet.

 

[Penmoel]

Our price this summer is the same as in 1996 .. and that's a lot better than last summer ... no wonder they're gonnabe short .. them that think we can go on like this are Cream Crackers ... jtt

Sorry @jockthethistle ,

I did initially doubt the statement above but having checked I am sorry to say you are correct,

Dec-95 25.49 25.06
Jan-96 25.01 24.59
Feb-96 25.03 24.62
Mar-96 25.34 24.93
Apr-96 23.63 23.56
May-96 22.73 22.66
Jun-96 23.89 23.83
Jul-96 26.75 26.69
Aug-96 26.94 26.87
Sep-96 26.67 26.60
Oct-96 25.70 25.62
Nov-96 24.70 24.64
Dec-96 24.49 24.43
source:-
https://dairy.ahdb.org.uk/resources...ntracts/uk-farmgate-milk-prices/#.Wa2Q2LpFzmQ

 

[jockthethistle]

Imagine ... for a moment ....consumers drop marg and go for butter ... not impossible .. now imagine consumers leave low fat milk for full fat. What happens to the cream market then. then . Am I just a dreamer ... no radio Scotland have just plugged full fat milk .. with appropriate experts .. these trends have legs .. Oh and Graham's were on at 7;40 this morning telling us all about the butter crisis .. jtt

 

[brianb]

The great thing about this sudden boom in dairy demand, is that it shows that despite the increase on these dairy fats, customers are willing to pay extra for the real deal. Which shows that consumers are concerned about what they're putting into their bodies.