Faced with rising energy costs,
the price of milk could exceed 2 euros per liter
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An "unthinkable" fact for a primary and fundamental food in the Italian diet.
This is the alarm raised by Granarolo and Lactalis who, in a joint press release, bring to the attention of the government "the strong concern about a galloping inflation that has been affecting the Italian agri-food sector for 12 months and in particular the dairy sector. a public intervention that avoids even more disastrous consequences for the thousands of companies that make up the supply chain ".
Inflation
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, explain the two groups, overcoming "the usual market antagonisms, has significantly affected, with double-digit numbers, almost all the cost items that make up the milk supply chain: animal nutrition (aggravated by drought which reduces both farmers and milk production) which required an almost 50% increase in the price of milk recognized to farmers, packaging (paper and plastic have been increasing steadily for months), additional production components used in the production of dairy products. "Today However, the greatest concern is represented by the increase in energy costs which in recent weeks have increased to such an extent that it is difficult to transfer them to the market, in an economically complex moment for Italian families ", they underline.
"Although both companies have autonomously absorbed inflation that oscillates between 25% and 30%", is highlighted in the common note, since the spring the price of milk for consumers has risen reaching 1.75 / 1.80 euros. per liter (Nielsen figure) and could increase further by December 2022. "It is unthinkable that a primary and fundamental food in the Italian diet could suffer such a severe penalty as to reduce its availability for consumption".