Bigger global consuption of dairy products
According to the latest data presented by the European Commission, the total amount of milk delivered to processing plants in the European Union within eight months of 2012 years was higher than the level in the corresponding period in 2011.
According to preliminary data of the European Commission from January to the end of August this year, the EU dairy delivered nearly 95.2 million tons of liquid milk (about 1.24% more than in 2011). In addition, despite the significant decline in prices of milk products in the first half of this year, most of the reported rise in production.
The highest growth rate was characterized by condensed milk, the production in the period from January to August 2012 reached 730 thousand. tons, 11.5% more than in the same period of 2011.
5.5% increase in production to 1.72 million tones recorded in the cream, while the production of skimmed milk powder (SMP), despite weak demand and falling prices of dynamic in the first half of 2012 during the period increased by 4.4% to 766 thousand . tons. For such a phenomenon is affected, among others. the fact that the SMP is an intermediate used for further processing and production of haberdashery, moreover, in recent months, rising demand for SMP.
A reduction of 1.8% was reported in the production of whole milk powder (WMP), which in the observed time period produced 392.7 thousand tons. For this powder, in turn, demand is getting lower, which manifests itself, inter alia, by the lower of the price of SMP
Discount of 0.7% to 5.61 million tones recorded in the production of cheese. Among the other major milk products last year showed an increase in production, but only if there was butter upside producing more than 1% in an amount of 1.33 million tons (+3.5%).
Artur Stelmach
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