Apart from marginal growth in July and August 2022, monthly milk purchases have shown a decreasing trend since the beginning of 2022.
Recently released figures by Milk SA show that milk production in the first quarter of 2023 decreased by 3,1% year-on-year.
The milk purchase figures for January 2023 and February 2023 were adjusted downwards by 1,4% and 4,2% respectively from the estimates released in March 2023. Total milk purchases in 2022