Germany’s dairy sector continues to undergo structural transformation as the number of dairy farms declines while average herd sizes increase. According to Moproweb, producers continue to face economic pressure from low farmgate milk prices and persistently high production costs. Although the industry is becoming more consolidated, financial conditions remain challenging.
Royal FrieslandCampina plans to reshape its business structure from January 2027, merging its European retail operations and reorganising its international footprint to sharpen customer focus, agility and category management, FrieslandCampina reports. The dairy cooperative intends to combine the European retail activities currently split between its Europe and Retail & Americas
The European Commission has approved a €540 million emergency support package for farmers affected by rising fertiliser and energy costs linked to the Middle East crisis. The funding will be distributed among EU Member States to provide targeted assistance to the agricultural sectors most impacted by higher production costs. The
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