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Summer drought in the EU caused poor pasture conditions and led to forage shortages
03.01.2020 11:45 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
According to the report of the USDA Dairy: World Markets and Trade (December 2019), Summer drought in the European Union caused poor pasture conditions and led to forage shortages in major producing Member States resulted in a shrinking herd. As a result, growth in milk production was slower than anticipated. Milk output this year through September was marginally ahead - 0.4 percent - of the comparable period last year. Although conditions are reported to have improved during the Fall season, the production forecast is cut by 700,000 tons to 155.3 million tons. This still represents a YOY rise in milk production of one half of one percent. Looking ahead to 2020, drought related forage shortages are expected to slow the recovery in milk production in the first half of the year. However, as feed stocks and pasture conditions return to normal, milk output is expected to accelerate and total production for the year is expected to grow by 0.4 percent to reach 155.9 million tons. The milk herd is estimated to shrink but improved management and genetics are likely to offset the decline in herd size as milk per cow yields are anticipated to rise. As in past years, most of the additional milk will be channeled into the production of cheese.
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