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Dairy factory is more likely to get milk from Germany
Dutch dairy processors are increasingly turning to Germany and Belgium for the collection of milk. Because of the introduction of the phosphate rights system, the stretch has been removed from the Dutch milk supply.
In the Netherlands, 13,9 million tons of milk was produced last year, compared to 2017 million tons in 14,3 (-2,93%). In the coming years, according to new Rabobank research, the milk supply can rise to a maximum of 14 million tons, but then the maximum reaches. Dairy processors that aspire to growth should therefore look for milk across borders, according to Rabobank.
In the Belgian and German areas bordering the Netherlands, 8 million to 12 million tons of milk are produced per year. Rabobank sees opportunities in these areas for Dutch dairy processors to expand, despite the shrinking milk supply in their own country. Due to the possibility of free trade between the European member states, there are no problems with importing milk from another country.
More milk from Germany
The above trend has already started in recent years. Eurostat figures show that more and more milk is being imported from Germany. In 2012, 306.000 tons of liquid milk came from Germany to the Netherlands, where this figure increased to 2017 tons in 556.000. It is an increase of 82%. The figures for 2018 are not yet known.
In addition, the export of liquid milk to Germany has decreased. In 2017, 30.000 tons less was exported to our eastern neighbors than in 2012, with which the import fell to 75.000 tons. This means that more milk has remained in the Netherlands in recent years; milk production increased by 2012 million tons between 2017 and 2,7.
Tim Roetman
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