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Bel Leerdammer increases, Cono decreases
Bel Leerdammer is implementing its fourth consecutive milk price increase in December. Due to the disappearance of the winter bonus, the milk price at Cono Kaasmakers, on the other hand...
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The basic milk price increases by €0,86 to €34,76 per 100 kilos. This price applies to the standard Dutch contents and an annual supply of 1 million kilos. The increase is a result of the protein price rising €0,25 to €7,20 per kilo. The fat price remains the same at €3,25 per kilo. In the milk price comparator from Boerenbusiness Bel Leerdammer is a mid-market company and the dairy is ranked below FrieslandCampina, for example.
Including bonuses and premiums for grazing, vlogging and sustainability, the milk price can rise to €38,36 per 100 kilos. In the maximum milk price comparator, Bel Leerdammer is in the top 3 and, for example, above FrieslandCampina.
Cono milk price down
Cono also increases the protein price in December, by €0,26 to €7,28 per kilo. The price of fat also increases by €0,16 to €3,11 per kilo. However, these increases do not compensate for the loss of the autumn bonus, resulting in a net milk price drop of €0,39 to €35,31 per 100 kilos. The maximum milk price can be up to €39,06 per 100 kilos.
For the time being, the processors are keeping the milk price, which they announce prior to the month, the same in January. It is expected that the milk price will increase slightly in early 2020. Also Richard Scheper, the dairy analyst of Rabobank, assumes that.