Milk price Arla for September makes nod

Arla Foods itself communicates a milk price for September of €35,55 per 100 kilos of milk at 4,2% fat and 3,4% protein, including premiums for quality, VLOG and climate. Compared to the advance payment for August, this is a decrease of €1,05 per 100 kilos. This is the first price drop at Arla since December 2020. The milk price has remained stable or increased throughout 2021. The downward correction appears to be a consequence of the dairy market under pressure in the second half of July and the first weeks of August. Only in the past 2 weeks have the DCA dairy quotations visibly improved.
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In Boerenbusiness Milk price comparator Arla Foods' basic milk price for September amounts to €35,31, a decrease of €1,06 compared to August. The basic milk price is without premiums and surcharges and applies to 4,42% fat and 3,57% protein for an annual delivery of 1 million kg. This allows Arla to set the trend for the other milk processors participating in the comparison, because as a rule the same trend is often followed. 

The maximum milk price in the Milk Price Comparator, the price with all possible surcharges and premiums, at Arla for September amounts to €37,92 per 100 kilos. This is also €1,06 per 100 kilos less than in August.

Arla's organic milk price also drops in September compared to the previous month. For September, Arla pays an organic milk price of €48,79 per 100 kilos at 4.0% fat and 3,4% protein, a decrease of €0,43 compared to August. In the Boerenbusiness Milk price comparator records the organic milk price at €47,83 per 100 kilos, a decrease of €0,42 per 100 kilos. This is calculated at 4,41% fat, 3,47% protein and an annual supply of 800.000 kilos.