The average price for conventional milk excluding supplements rose by €3,00 per 100 kilos in July compared to the previous month. The meadow milk price increased by €2,75 per 100 kilos. This is evident from figures in the Boerenbusiness Milk price comparator.
The basic milk price for conventional milk for July amounts to an average of €58,67 per 100 kilos, compared to an average of €55,68 in June.
The meadow milk price comes closest to the average milk price that Dutch dairy farmers receive. This price for July amounts to €60,45 per 100 kilos. That is €2,75 more than the average paid for meadow milk in June. At that time, 'grazers' received an average of €57,75 per 100 kilos.
Organic milk price is still €5,00 above meadow milk price
The average organic milk price for July is according to the comparison of Boerenbusiness works out at €65,23 per 100 kilos. That is €2,60 per 100 kilos more than the average paid in June.
The difference between the conventional and organic milk prices has steadily decreased this year. Despite a number of increases for organic milk, it is difficult to reverse this trend. More deficiencies are felt with conventional milk than with organic milk
Vreugdenhil meadow milk topper
It is striking that almost all major processors pay an average meadow milk price over the first 7 months of the year that is between €48,97 and €49,80 per 100 kilos, with the exception of Vreugdenhil. This processor will pay an average of €52,50 per 100 kilos for meadow milk until July.