World Milk Day: Purchases of dairy products in Austria have fallen slightly again

Last year, every Austrian It consumes about 75 liters of milk on averagestarting with numbers Agrarmarkt Austria for Marketing (AMA) appear. This means that per capita consumption is close to the level of previous years. Consider all dairy products are Expenditure on a single family decreased from €44.70 (2020) to €43.70 (2021).. In general, it is still above the level before the start of the epidemic (€40.30, 2019).

Enough milk for export

fixed one Meanwhile, the degree of dairy self-sufficiency is increasing in Austria. It has now reached 177 percent, which, according to the AMA, ensures a sufficient export volume. The same is true for the percentage of organic milk: it has grown consistently in recent years and is now 14.9 percent (Q1 2022). Accordingly, milk extracted from conventional farming still accounts for 85.1 percent.

Bottles are increasingly popular

The glass vial experienced a second spring in 2021. In terms of quantity, it can The share of all milk sold increased to 13 percent (Previous year: 10.9 percent) In value terms, milk from bottles now accounts for 17.9 percent of total sales (previous year: 14.9 percent).