Arla is planning more increases in the price of milk – ATL – Farm business magazine

Arla Foods cfo Natalie Knight promises more increases. “For dairy farmers, is not this some Black Friday – this is a good Friday”.

Arla Foods cfo Natalie Knight. PHOTO: Arla Foods

During Friday went to Arla out with that from the 1 december raises Arla a contopriset for the conventional milk with the 2 euro cents, equivalent to 18.7 cents. The same Friday, when the so-called Black Friday falls, the largest U.S. shopping – and readag also become a tradition in Sweden.

Arla Foods cfo Natalie Knight concludes that, with the increase of the price of milk was here on Friday, no Black Friday (black Friday ed.) for dairy farmers without a good Friday.

– We now raises the price by two euro cents, and it is the fourth month in a row that we raise the price. The european markets continue to be strengthened as a result of the decreased milk production, and we also get positive signs from our international markets, ” says Arla Foods chief financial officer Natalie Knight to the ATL.

” The last two years have been very tough for many of our owners, but now we have the highest price in two years, and we know that a higher milk price is extremely much needed.

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She says that the immediate future looks bright and plans Arla, therefore, a similar increase in January.

” January is a month where the price usually goes down. But analysts at Rabobank and other experts believe that the trend of higher prices continues. They give signals that the positive trend will continue and that we will continue to see ljusningar in a tough market, ” says Natalie Knight and keep working.

” We have good indications that the trend of higher prices will continue and therefore want to send out the signals to our members so they know how to plan for 2017.

you Can already tell how high the rise in January will be?

” I can’t say exactly but it will be a similar increase to that which now takes place in december.

Natalie Knight hope and believe that the export market will increase over the next year.

– The Russian embargo continues, but we continue to see great demand from countries outside Europe such as China, Nigeria, Middle east, south east Asia and India.