As inflation gallops in supermarkets, do rising prices benefit farmers? “The increase in sales prices is good news, but we have a parallel increase in expenses. Energy increased by 39%, fertilizers [azotés] increased by 135% […] Unfortunately, in the end, it doesn’t score. And the drought that is coming, especially for animal breeders. […]further increases our production costs”, responded this Thursday morning the president of the FNSEA, Christiane Lambert, in Business B.F.M..
“There are no first prize cows”
Christiane Lambert assures that breeders “understand the concern” of the French in terms of purchasing power, but “you also have to understand the concern of a breeder who gets up every morning, who takes care of his animals every day, 24 hours a day. on the 24th, Saturday, Sunday and holidays, including New Year’s Eve” and cannot earn a proper living. The president of the FNSEA points in particular to a too low milk price in France, “one of the rare countries” where there is “first price” milk in supermarkets, she lamented.
The president of the FNSEA calls for “consistency” in the price of milk, accusing large retailers of “drag” on the issue. “Objectively, milk in France should be sold to the consumer like in Germany at 1 euro [le litre] for producers to make a living,” he said.
Source: BFM TV
