Milk production in Europe’s two largest dairy producing countries, Germany and France, slumped for the month of May as dry weather hit supplies.
In Germany, Europe’s largest dairy producer, milk production for May dropped by 1.5% to just under 2.8bn litres. German milk production for the first five months of 2019 (Jan-May) stands at just below 13.3bn litres, which is almost 1% behind the same period last year.
In France, milk collections from dairy farms stood at 2.1bn litres for May, which is almost 2% behind the same month last year. French milk production for the first five months of 2019 now stands at 10.3bn litres – down 2% year on year.
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Milk production in Europe’s two largest dairy producing countries, Germany and France, slumped for the month of May as dry weather hit supplies.
In Germany, Europe’s largest dairy producer, milk production for May dropped by 1.5% to just under 2.8bn litres. German milk production for the first five months of 2019 (Jan-May) stands at just below 13.3bn litres, which is almost 1% behind the same period last year.
In France, milk collections from dairy farms stood at 2.1bn litres for May, which is almost 2% behind the same month last year. French milk production for the first five months of 2019 now stands at 10.3bn litres – down 2% year on year.
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