To contain the rise in supermarket prices, Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy, wants to summon the industrialists to Bercy next week. Is the dairy industry ready for it? This is not topical, answers François-Xavier Huard, the CEO of the National Federation of the dairy industry (FNIL).
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Bercy invites manufacturers and distributors to reopen negotiations to contain prices. Milk has increased by almost 22% in one year, butter by 24%. “We have of course heard the call from the distributors and from Bruno Le Maire. We have had a lot of discussions with his teams, also at Bercy, explains the CEO of the National Dairy Federation (FNIL) François-Xavier Huard, Wednesday May 3, on franceinfo. To date, it appears to us to be unjustified and undesirable to reopen trade negotiations on the milk.”
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“The production and processing costs of dairy products, as we see them in our companies, are not falling. Because we are maintaining a high milk price paid to producers.”
François-Xavier Huard, CEO of the National Dairy Federationat franceinfo
François-Xavier Huard mentions a gap between the demands of manufacturers and the price increases obtained from distributors. “Barely two months after the trade negotiations which have just been completed, we are being asked to bear a cost, which I believe will be destructive, to the food sectors, which weigh 55% on agricultural raw materials, which remain at high prices, ” defends the boss of the federation.
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