For several months in the country, several Dairy products have had a drop in both their national production and their imports. This shortage has not gone unnoticed by Colombian consumers, much less by companies in the dairy sector.
As a result of the situation alpineone of the producers of dairy products nationwide, He came out to explain the reasons for this situation through a video shared on his social networks
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In it, the company explains that the shortage of milk and dairy products is mainly due to to insufficient raw material for productionwhich has affected the production of the main substance from which products of this nature are derived: milk.
The decrease in milk production responds, according to Alpina, to two fundamental factors: “The weather is affecting the pastures where the cows feed and the cost of inputs used by milk-producing farms has increased. This is why we are seeing less butter on the market”.
Although this situation has been going on for months, The company makes a reservation about the current situation of dairy production: “Milk production is returning to normal. Meanwhile, at Alpina we are looking for new sources of cream to continue producing the butter we all love.”.
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This agrees with the explanation given by by Óscar Cubillos, head of the Fedegán Office of Planning and Economic Researchwho stated that milk production has had a downward trend since 2021, which was driven by the cost of inputs, the exchange rate and the transfer of production to other business fronts.
“Many farmers who previously produced milk switched to meat production, taking into account that the prices of steer meat are paying them better”, explained Cubillos for ‘W Radio’.
In the same way as Alpina, the expert added that the climate has played a fundamental role, not only in the production of dairy products, but in the agricultural sector, which has not been foreign to anyone worldwide: “It is a situation that the planet is experiencing”.
(Alpina reported sales of $3.6 billion during 2022).
However, for Julián Saade, executive director of the North Coast Cattlemen’s Association (Asoganorte)the low milk production will only be temporary, since once the transition between summer and the rainy season occurs, there will be more fodder for cattle and, therefore, a greater supply for the production of milk and derivatives.
“It is hoped that from May, when the rainy season begins more firmly, the environmental supply favors the production of fodder, and as there is more fodder, more food, milk production will rise and the supply will decrease. to normalize”, he explained in statements for ‘La FM’.
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