In April Estonian dairy companies' purchases of milk increased by 6.4 percent year-on-year to 58,200 tons and the average purchase price was 3.9 percent higher than the year before at 325.41 euros per ton.
Milk purchase price in Estonia up 3.9 pct on year in April
23rd May 2013, 18:26
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Month on month, the purchase of milk declined by 1.7 percent and the purchase price came down 1.3 percent, data released by Statistics Estonia on Thursday show.
Dairies produced 7,300 tons of drinking milk in April, as much as in March 2013 and in April 2012. The production of cream decreased by almost 4 percent from March, amounting to 2,500 tons, which is 32 percent more than in April 2012. The output of sour milk, at 3,400 tons, remained unchanged in both monthly and annual comparison.
The output of butter was 200 tons, equaling the March output but making up only half of the production in April 2012. The production of cheese and curds totaled 3,500 tons, 5.4 percent less than in March and 2.8 percent less than in April 2012.