On Friday morning 16 August, at 10 am Hans Meeuwis, President FrieslandCampina Dairy Essentials, rang the bell at the Alkmaar cheese market (NL).
Due to the sharp increase in demand in Germany, FrieslandCampina is increasing the number of participating dairy farms that supply VLOG milk from 400 to more than 600.
FrieslandCampina carried off four awards during the International Cheese & Dairy Awards 2019, the most important cheese judging of the year.
The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price remains unchanged compared to the guaranteed price of last month (35.00 euros).
The FrieslandCampina organic guaranteed price increases by 1.50 euros compared to the organic guaranteed price of last month (45.50 euros), including a downward correction of 0.82 euros.
FrieslandCampina's revenue stabilised in the first half of 2019 in comparison to the same period last year. Operating profit increased by 18.6 percent to 210 million euros (first half of 2018: 177 million euros).
This year, 248 member dairy farmers of FrieslandCampina choose to make a switch towards outdoor grazing, which means that they put their cows into the meadows to graze.
The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price decreases by 0.75 euros compared to the guaranteed price of last month (35.75 euros). This includes a downward correction of 0.39 euros. The prices for raw milk paid by the reference companies are expected to fall slightly in July.
The FrieslandCampina biological guaranteed price decreased by 1.75 euros compared to the biological guaranteed price of last month (47.25 euros), including a downward correction of 1.74 euros due to overestimated organic farm milk prices from reference companies.
