EU com preview of the EU milk market 2017 and 2018 In the recent short-term Preview on the milk market for the years 2017 and 2018 the Commission comes to the conclusion, that the annual EU milk delivery is expected to increase again to 0.6% and 0.9%, respectively . Falling milk production with emphasis in the 2nd half of 2016 to only be of temporary duration. The major cause is attributed to the unfavorable weather conditions in the EU. The EU herds raised notbe but for the increasing quantity of milk, but it is falling cow numbers. The average milk production in the EU is around 4.2% 7.211 kg per cow and year increase. Here are the procedures in the individual EU countries vary widely. Stronger basic food-oriented mode of production and low milk yields, the cow numbers decide on the quantities of milk. In regions with low feed prices and unexhausted power reserves , putting more on a higher feeding intensity equal or lower cow numbers. The domestic consumption of fresh milk products will continue to stagnate at the same level. A rising generation is primarily exported. And others will UHT milk in increasing mass delivered to China. Will domestic cheese consumption with growth rates of between 1.3 and 1.4% for the two years projected 2017 and 2018. Cheese exports is estimated at 3% to 9%, while for the year 2018, it is assumed that the Russia import ban will be lifted. The production of milk powder and consumption should also in the future in the small scale and with moderate changes develop. In case of assuming of skimmed-milk powder , that the high EU inventories can be reduced very little in the year 2017 at first. The following year 2018 to approximately two-thirds in the market back are channelled by means of export. The production of MMP to stagnate at a lesser level. The high world market prices for butter have made in the past for EU export increases of over 20%. In the next two years is expected only 10 and 4% increases, respectively. Domestic consumption of butter is only moderately appreciated with something about 1% increase. The EUsupply balance sheets should in the next two years little changed. Expected decisive influence of the two most important competition areas of United States and New Zealand.
