From the readers“Co-operatives, driving up the price of milk?! »
“When are we going to see the color?? asks Jérémy Despins on Facebook.
“And for us, breeders, when will this increase in the price of milk by 5 to 7%, especially since those of animal feed are soaring? “adds Béatrice Hiblot.
"We shouldn't delay! At this rate, we won't get far!! “replies Franck Deltor.
"When are we going to see the color of it?" »
« Damien Lacombe must know it, he is a milk producer! exclaims Jean-Philippe Causse.
Nicolas Ramond doesn't believe it: “The cooperatives will drive up the price?! »
“Currently, contrary to what the dairy industries would have us believe, many farms are shutting down due to lack of new workers. Obviously structures with 340,000 l do not interest them”, remarks René Bourigault.
"It's not for today, there is no longer any future in dairy production!" laments Jmb on Web-agri. Dairies refuse to remunerate the milk at its fair value. Our organizations and our suppliers create and multiply the services to breeders, which generate new costs and ruin the farms. »
Stop milking, cessation of activity, few facilities...
“Manufacturers have no consideration for breeders, given the price they pay them! While they pay their employees well, and especially the executives!, criticizes steph72, before continuing: “Many producers are fed up and want to change production! Young people want to settle down but not in milk! You surprise me !! The dairy industry should have thought about it ten years ago but it was too busy collecting profits while the breeders had no income!!! »
Popeye76 is of the same opinion: “The price of milk paid to the producer is closely linked to the overproduction intended for export markets, which are not very remunerative. Sodiaal and the dairy cooperatives as a whole, through their joint president Damien Lacombe, are making fun of us! In 1985, milk was paid the same price as today – €330 per liter – but a wafer of butter was sold for €0.60 compared to €1.5 to €1.8 now. Ditto for yogurts! (...) I was questioned as part of a Cniel survey a few days ago and, in view of the questions, the interprofession is worried about the future of the dairy industry. But too late, the endorsement has disgusted the breeders! The cessation of dairy farms is going well and will accelerate further, already under the simple effect of the age pyramid! By the way, how much does Mr. Lacombe earn by combining all these functions?? Better not to know I guess..."
"Industrialists are making fun of us"
According to Patrice, "to make the big Sodiaal machine competitive, you have to close half of the factories, lay off two-thirds of the management and then the milk will be well valued. They all know about it but no one wants to because elected officials oppose these closures. In the meantime, the breeders toast. Worse, Sodiaal leads all milk manufacturers to pay less. Admittedly, it's not easy, but we have to go through it for the milk to become attractive again”.
About the Egalim law, Nicolo has “difficulty understanding”. "Some say it is not applied, others say it is applied but not enough and some say it has not reached its maximum in terms of application," said this reader. “One more scam this law which, in fact, is not one!, he summarizes. It was just a vast communication plan, set up by the industrialists and Macron with the complacency of the majority trade unionism. To say that there are those who believed in it and still believe in it..."
