Recovery of margins in dairy farming continues |
31/08/2017 |
In July 2017, the margins on dairy farms amounted to 17,900 euros per farm. The increase over the previous months is due to higher milk yields in particular. Last year the margins were below 10,000 euros per farm. Sow farms continue to achieve positive results: in July the margins were 16,000 euros higher than the previous year thanks to higher piglet prices. After a good period in July last lear, pig farming achieved lower margins than last year, just dropping below the long-term average. From February onwards, broiler farms show a slight increase, even though the margins in July are almost 4,000 euros lower than last year. The monthly average for layer hens preceding the fipronil crisis was 17,000 euros above last year's average and higher than the long-term average. |