Why breed dairy cows and produce milk?

KVAPILÍK, J. Proč chovat dojené krávy a vyrábět mléko?. In Farmářský den ve Velké Chyšce. Praha Uhříněves: Výzkumný ústav živočišné výroby, v.v.i., 2015, s. 9-16.{INTLINK}
KVAPILÍK, Jindřich., 2015 Why breed dairy cows and produce milk?. In Farmářský den ve Velké Chyšce. Praha Uhříněves: Výzkumný ústav živočišné výroby, v.v.i., s. 9-16. ISSN
Year2015
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Abstract

Milk is one of the key commodities in terms of maintaining an appropriate structure of Czech agriculture. It is a commodity determined by high competitive pressure, volatility of purchase prices and specific position, therefore, is to improve economic results of breeding dairy cows and increase of milk production. Milk production in EU should match consumption and export options. Between 2007 and 2014 in the EU-27 increased sale of milk for processing by 14.7 mil. tonnes and 11.0%, milk consumption by 8.0 mil. tonnes and 6.6%. In the Czech Republic in 2014 amounted milk yield approximately 7,756 kg, which was eighth highest performance in EU, and its increase since 2000 about 2,739 kg of milk and 55% was the second highest in EU. Two major economy and milk production critical indicators are cost of breeding and sales for products. In several states have fluctuated in recent years, the average cost of approximately between 6 to 12 CZK per liter (kg). Between 2004 and 2014 fluctuated in a group of companies from the Czech Republic costs CZK 8.51 to 9.23 and revenues of CZK 6.25 to 9.51 per liter. The success and competitiveness of milk production in countries significantly affect dairies. It is labor productivity, costs for transportation and processing of milk, dairy products attractiveness and ability to apply a fair price on markets. These and other factors then affect the price paid to farmers for milk. Stagnation in the numbers of dairy cows and the volume of milk processed in the Czech Republic have a negative impact on average CZK 0.90 per liter of milk purchase prices lower than in the EU-15. For long-term monitoring and evaluation indicators of milk production shows that Czech farmers are due to high milk yield and milk quality, herd size, technical and technological equipment etc. are able to compete with dairy farmers in the EU in the cost of milk production, but not in sales (prices) for the sold milk which may affect at least.