It is agreed a new contract approved for goat milk

Earlier this month, the farmer organizations Asaja, Coag and Upa, together with the National Federation of Industrias Lácteas (phenyl) and cooperatives Agro-alimentarias agreed a contract type approved for the provision of goat milk to regulate contractual relations between farmers and industry. The meeting tuo place at the headquarters of the Ministry of environment and medium Rural and Marine Affairs (Marm), which identified this contract's fundamental instrument to promote the stability of supplies and prices of milk. Also, the Ministry said that the agreement will help to improve not only stability but also transparency in the chain of production and marketing of goat milk.

The contract established for the cow's milk and sheep, includes aspects such as the milk volumes that will be made available, minimum quality specifications, periods of delivery and identification of the parties, among others. Following this Convention, yet the final drafting, ratification and signature of the producers and the dairy industry, as well as its subsequent publication in the official State Bulletin (BOE).

Responsible for sheep and goats of the Coordinator of organizations of farmers and cattlemen (Coag) in Andalusia, Antonio Rodríguez, made reference to this Convention: "Was not what we wanted originally." "We must continue working, but improves the contractual relationship between farmers and industries".

Spain produces nearly 490 million litres of goat's milk. A production which is concentrated mainly in Andalusia, the Canaries, Castilla - La Mancha, Castile and León, Extremadura and Murcia, which represents 20% of the community total.