International Milk Price Review for September 2009 deliveries

01-12-2009:

International Milk Price review for September 2009 deliveries (for standardized (1) milk and bases on payment systems of the companies) All prices expressed in euro/100kg.

Company  

Quality
adjustment

 Quantity
adjustment		 Seasonal
adjustment		 Milk price
this month		 Rolling av
last 12
months(4)
 Milcobel  BE 0.73 1.37   25.36 24.26
 Alois Müller  DE 0.51     23.64 24.90
 Humana Milch Union eG  DE       23.87 25.92
 Nordmilch  DE   0.15   22.88 23.53
 Arla Foods  DK 0.49     24.50 28.15
 Hämeenlinnan Osuusmeijeri  FI 2.14   5.95 39.43 43.13
 Bongrain CLE (Basse Normandie)  FR 0.74     30.17 30.91
 Danone (Pas de Calais)  FR       31.36 31.28
 Lactalis (Pays de la Loire)  FR       30.39 30.72
 Sodiaal  FR 0.58     32.39 30.62
 Dairy Crest (Davidstow)  GB -0.22 0.33 1.64 28.69 29.37
 First Milk GB 0.55 2.04   24.89 26.15
 Glanbia  IE       21.06 23.30
 Kerry  IE       21.88 23.77
 DOC Kaas  NL 0.05 0.34 0.85 20.75 22.65
 Friesland Campina  NL 0.05 0.75 3.65 26.64 27.47
 Average milk price this month (2) 26.74 27.88
 Granarolo (North)  IT 1.15 3.42   33.98 36.28
 Fonterra (5)  NZ       18.75 17.23
 United States of America (3)  US 0.10     20.62 21.86

 Remarks:
(1) All prices are VAT excluded, paid to producers and assuming milk collecting every other day. Price per 100 kg standard milk with 4.2 % fat, 3.4 % (crude) protein, 500,000 kg per year, total bacterial count 24,999 and somatic cell count 249,999.
(2) Arithmic average
(3) Based on USDA announcement, adjusted for 4.2 % fat and 3.4 % protein percentages and somatic cell count 249,999.
(4) Including most recent supplementary payments.
(5) Based on payout forecast, adjusted for 4.2 % fat and 3.4 % protein

Source: On behalf of LTO-Nederland calculated by the Productschap Zuivel in cooperation with the European Dairy Farmers.