Analysis Milk
Organic milk prices make up for something in March
Organic milk prices have also increased in recent months, but have risen much less sharply than the usual milk prices compared to their long-term average. Still, the average increase in March was not bad.
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From the Boerenbusiness Organic Milk Price Comparator shows that the average organic milk price increased by €2,20 per 100 kilos in March from €54,34 per 100 kilos to €56,54 per 100 kilos. That is a larger increase than was seen with the average of the current milk price. That went in March with €2,05 per 100 kilos upwards.
Weighted average slightly lower
Yet there is a catch here. The weighted average rose slightly less. This is because the two largest parties in organic dairy farming in the Netherlands - Eko-Holland and FrieslandCampina - increased their milk prices less than the rest. FrieslandCampina in particular took a fairly modest step.
Organic milk prices seem to be at an impressively high level with an average price of more than €56,50 in March, and this is historically true. Yet the difference with the average meadow milk price as of March is only €8,50 per 100 kilos.
Relatively many submitted
Compared to previous years, this is little. In 2021, the organic milk price was about €12,50 above the conventional milk price (pasture milk) and in 2020 it was €12,00 per 100 kilos. Relatively speaking, organic dairy farmers make concessions, and that is certainly the case if they have to buy a lot of additional product (feed or manure).