The amount of fresh milk sold decreased drastically

What can we experience in the shops? How much does milk cost in supermarkets now? This was followed by Hello Vidék. According to the summary of the Milk Trade Organization and Product Council, the domestic purchase price fell to HUF 153.17/kg in July after another almost 5.5% decrease, a price that is already more than 10% lower than the price a year earlier. and it is 32% behind the record price of January 2023.

The export price is rising for the third month, the price of HUF 147.70/kg reached in July with an increase of almost 13% is 25.5% lower than the price of a year ago, but it is only 3.6% behind the purchase price . Acquisitions decreased, while exports increased in July compared to the previous year, thus in the first seven months there is a 4% decrease in acquisitions and a 6% increase in exports compared to 2023/2022.

The raw milk export rate is 10.5%. The average price of the EU-27 has been falling since January after two years of increase, with the 0.5% decrease in July – according to the European Commission’s estimate – the average price fell by 14% below the price of a year earlier. In the meantime, spot prices started to rise in May, but the large improvement in June was followed by only a moderate increase in July.