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Arla accelerates pace of milk price increase
Arla Foods is stepping up its milk price increase. In August, it increased by more than 50 cents per 100 kilos, for September it is an average of €1 per 100 kilos. However, the company is opting for a relatively cautious increase.
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For the Netherlands, the bare milk price for conventional milk will increase by 97 cents per 100 kilos to €47,44 per 100 kilos. A maximum of €52,25 per 100 kilos can be received. See de Boerenbusiness common milk price comparator before September.
In Belgium is going to increase the current milk price up by €1,05 to €47,53 per 100 litres, while a maximum of around €52,30 can be received.
The organic milk price is also going up. For the Netherlands it will be €63,15 per 100 kilos. See the Organic Milk Price Comparator van Boerenbusiness.
With the latest increase, Arla is taking a more cautious step up than FrieslandCampina. Arla also seems to lag considerably behind FrieslandCampina in terms of bare milk price, but thanks to a large number of stackable allowances, an Arla farmer still receives a reasonably good milk price, which comes closer to the FrieslandCampina price than it seems at first glance.