Milk producers in anger against Lactalis – Les Echos

The tension is still up a notch at Lactalis. From Monday night, several hundred milk producers will converge en masse to deal with tractors and trailers, the company’s headquarters in Laval (Mayenne). Faced two years to lower prices they want for tariff increases.

“Lactalis ruin farmers’, is one of the slogans of the Regional Federation of Agricultural Unions (FDSEA) of Mayenne and Young Farmers (JA) which distributed leaflets in super and hypermarkets Great West all summer. “Taking the company to target or scapegoat of a European and global crisis permanently and exclusively, is not acceptable,” they retorted Michel Nalet, the spokesman of the group, who sent bailiffs to remove these posters.

I hope that the strong mobilization force Lactalis to move “

with the blockade of the headquarters of Lactalis Monday the standoff reached a new milestone. “We will stay on site long it takes. We demand a revaluation of the price of milk in order to pass the current year, “insists Philippe Jehan, the president of the FDSEA Mayenne who took the head of the protest movement. Currently, Lactalis pays its dairy farmers to the tune of 256 euros for 1,000 liters of milk delivered to its 63 plants in France.

“It is essential that we can approach the breakeven point of our operations in the order of 380 euros for 1,000 liters,” continues Philippe Jehan. His union and that of JA requested an interview with Emmanuel Besnier, the group’s president. “We are told that his door is open to us. We therefore expect an appointment. I hope that the strong mobilization force Lactalis to move which will lead de facto to other industrial revise their tariffs upwards, “still believes the union leader.

“this denigration is against-productive”

Lactalis do not necessarily see it that way. “It is only in France where agricultural unionism rejects the reality of the market and is attacking a particular company. This denigration is against-productive, “insists the group in a statement. The dairy market is global, “in France, producers are paid 15 to 20% above example of German farms,” ​​said Michel Nalet.

The dairy giant also highlights highlight the additional 75 million euros paid to producers since the fourth quarter of 2015. “We paid the milk above the rates set by the contracts signed in 2011 with our operators. “The unions, however, find that Lactalis pays 5 cents cheaper per tonne of milk that his Sodiaal competitor.

Lactalis does not want” the death of small producers “

the owner of Bridel brands and President does not want” the death of small producers “and said he was aware that these are difficult times for the industry which has seen close in 2014 the Russian market after the embargo imposed by Moscow.

“it is not clear to claim money from the state, hastens to add Philippe Jehan, but an effort of private industry whose financial results are sometimes in double digits and processing cooperatives. They invest in their tools, so they have the means to better compensate us.

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