EU milk prices fall almost 20% despite increased production
European Commission figures show EU milk deliveries rising this year, while the price farmers receive for milk has dropped by almost 20%. The August average was 42.8 cents per kilogram.
Milk production in the European Union keeps growing this year, yet the price farmers receive for their milk has fallen sharply. This follows the latest figures from the European Commission, the EU's executive body, as reported by the Irish farming news site Agriland.
Deliveries are up
According to the Commission, milk deliveries in the EU were 3% higher between January and August 2026 than in the same period a year earlier. The data also point to a growing milk supply, expanding dairy production and stronger export volumes from the bloc.
Prices under pressure
At the same time, farm-gate milk prices, meaning what farmers are paid at the farm, remain under pressure. The average in August was 42.8 cents per kilogram, down 19.7% according to the source, or almost 20%.
The available excerpt does not specify the period used for that comparison, and it gives no figures for individual member states.
