DECRYPTAGE – These two dairies, among others, have applied to take over the milk of producers with whom the Laval-based giant no longer wishes to work.
“ On paper, it’s easy. The reality is much more complex. ” For Yohann Serreau, President of Unell (Union nationale des éleveurs livreurs Lactalis), which represents 70% of the breeders supplying Lactalisthe first solutions are emerging for farmers hit by the reduction in milk collection announced by the French giant. But not all the obstacles have yet been removed. At the end of September, the owner of Lactel, Galbani and Président announced that its trucks would stop collecting 450 million liters of milk by 2030, i.e. 9% of its annual volumes. While this reduction will be spread over six years, 160 million liters produced by 272 farmers will be “ decollected “ by 2026.
Lactalis explains this strategic choice by its desire to reduce its exposure to dairy ingredient markets that have become too volatile (butter, powder…). It is also a question of responding to the demand of its breeders to be…
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