Cheesemaker Bel Leerdammer opens 2017 at a level with which 2016 ended. As a result, the milk price is well above the price of a year earlier.
The stable prices for fat and protein yield a price of 600.000 euros per 34,27 kg of milk for an annual supply of 100 kg. This at 4,41 percent fat and 3,47 protein. An annual supply of 800.000 kg of milk guarantees a price of 34,51 euros per 100 kg, which increases to 1,1 euros per 34,70 kg of milk for a delivery of 100 million kg of milk.
A sustainability premium of a maximum of 0,60 euros per hundred kilos of milk and a grazing premium of 2,00 euros per hundred kilos of milk can be earned. The quality of milk is also rewarded with a premium of 0,50 euros per 100 kg of milk. This means that a maximum premium of 3,10 euros can be earned. Per 100 kg of milk, 0,23 euros goes to ZuivelNL.