Christophe wrote:bham wrote:No, the price of the milk is paid the same price to the German farmers as to the French farmers, what I wanted to say is that the margins are lower in Germany
Would it surprise me if a sold 41 cts milk is paid 30 cts to the operator ca leaves 5 cts for ALL intermediaries HT? There, you dream bham !!
It's still cross-border legends as there are so many ...
I think rather that the farmers who supply the Lidl and other hard discount are more industrial than farmer ... 500 heads is the minimal number ...
The yes they can make a milk 15 or 20 cts the liter sold 41 cts ... I do not believe that such farms exist in France!
The average in France of dairy farms is 50-60 heads ...
And otherwise how much is the price of milk in Germany?
Rather than epilogue, I'll give you an example:
Aldi Germany: 0,42 € / l German milk
Aldi France: 0,69 € / l french milk
That is a difference of 0,27 € / l;
Knowing that a French farmer receives 0,26 € for one liter of milk, the price difference between the producer and the consumer is 0,69 - 0,26 = 0,43 € / l = price difference = dairy margin + trader.
If I apply this margin to the price of German milk, in order to determine the price of the milk paid to the German producer I have:
0,42 € - 0,43 € = -0,01 €.
I think you will agree with me that the German milk producer can not, by selling his milk, give it and must give in addition 0,01 € per liter of milk.
This simple little example proves, as I said before, and regardless of the origin of the milk or the type of farm, that the margin in Germany is much lower than in France.
And that's not the realm of dreams but reality.
Do you agree with me now ???