Fitch Ratings warns rise in European milk production will delay price recovery beyond 2016

Fitch Ratings warns rise in European milk production will delay price recovery beyond 2016
Fiona Rotherham
By Fiona Rotherham April 1 (BusinessDesk) - Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said continued growth in European milk production to ramp up exports will further delay a recovery in global milk prices until beyond the end of this year. The supply growth has been compounded by weak demand, mainly due to subdued Chinese demand and a Russian embargo on major Western dairy exporters. Average prices on the GlobalDairyTrade auction fell by around 38 percent in 2014/15 and around 20 percent in the 2015/16 season to mid-March. Fitch said tha...