The Local Germany

Why has the price of butter risen so sharply in the past year?

Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:58:52 +0200

The cost of butter in Germany has increased by about 70 percent. Other dairy products have risen in price as well.

Lady Gaga named Germany's prettiest cow

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 12:53:25 +0200

Lady Gaga has taken home the top prize from the German Holstein Show in Oldenburg, making her the closest thing to a "Miss Germany" in the bovine world.

Bavarian farmer diapers cow over EU rules plan

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:02:00 +0200

The EU Commission wants to regulate where cows can lay their pies in the name of protecting ground water, but Bavarian farmers say that the new rules stink.

Strawberry yoghurt recalled over metal shard fears

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:27:00 +0200

The Zott dairy factory in the Bavarian city of Mertingen recalled its strawberry yoghurt on Friday over fears that a broken machine could have contaminated the product with metal slivers.

Dairy farmers flood fields with milk to protest of low prices

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:19:00 +0200

Angry dairy farmers poured more than 100,000 litres of milk on streets and fields across Germany on Thursday to protest market prices they say are too low.

Dairy farmers go on hunger strike outside chancellery

Fri, 15 May 2009 10:14:00 +0200

Ringing cowbells and shouting slogans, German dairy farmers are staging a hunger strike next to Chancellor Angela Merkel's offices demanding that she take action fight falling milk prices.

Dairy farmers threaten strike over retail pricing

Mon, 11 May 2009 11:02:00 +0200

Every fourth German dairy farmer is going broke and the industry is planning widespread protests against retail milk pricing practices in the coming days, daily Die Welt reported on Monday.

Milk prices threaten 30,000 dairy farms

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:09:00 +0200

German dairy farmers fear that their numbers will be massively reduced in the next year as milk prices continue to go down, daily Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung reported on Tuesday.

Dairy industry says it's on the verge of collapse

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:00:00 +0100

The dairy industry in Germany is on the verge of collapse, President of the German dairy farmer's federation (BDM), Romuald Schaber, told daily Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung on Friday.

Every fourth German butter brand 'impure'

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:51:00 +0200

Every fourth German butter product is “impure,” according to test results released by consumer advocacy group Stiftung Warentest on Thursday.

China asks German dairies for powdered milk

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:40:00 +0200

China has started making inquires at German dairies for powdered milk in the wake of a deadly food safety scandal, daily newspaper Die Welt reported on Wednesday.

German dairy farmers ask for EU aid

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:43:00 +0200

German farmers have asked for European Union aid in the face of rising production costs at the German Farming Day - an agricultural gathering - in Berlin on Monday.

German milk prices expected to fall again

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:25:00 +0200

German milk prices are likely to fall again despite recent delivery strikes by dairy farmers to force retailers and creameries to pay more for their product, according to industry experts.

Dairy leader calls for end to German milk strike

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:54:00 +0200

The German dairy farmer's federation (BDM) has called for members to cease their 10-day milk delivery strike over price disputes with retailers and dairy producers.

German dairies demand nationwide price hike

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:45:00 +0200

The German farmers' union demanded on Thursday that all retailers follow the example of Lidl discount retailer and hike milk prices following a week-long delivery strike by dairy farms.

Most Germans willing to pay more for milk

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:01:00 +0200

The majority of Germans would be willing to pay more for milk, according to a poll released on Wednesday.

Milk strike damages estimated at €50 mln

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:36:00 +0200

Creameries affected by the milk delivery strike by dairy farmers in the last week have suffered millions of euros in damages, according the German daily Bild on Wednesday.

Milk supplies drying up amid German price row

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:03:00 +0200

Stores in Germany could see the first supply shortages of milk by as early as Tuesday amid the escalating dairy farmer delivery boycott over low milk prices.

Negotiations to end German milk strike sour

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:43:00 +0200

Negotiations late Sunday failed to bring an end to the the ongoing strike by German dairy farmers for higher milk prices.

Germans seen hoarding milk amid dairy strike

Sat, 31 May 2008 12:29:00 +0200

Market research experts expect German consumers' hoarding mentality to take over as milk becomes scarce due to strike action by dairy farmers.