Nauka Przyroda Technologie

2007 volume 1 issue 2 #39

Zbigniew Dorynek, Jarosław Pytlewski, Ireneusz Antkowiak

MILK PURCHASE IN TWO DISTRICT DAIRY COOPERATIVES IN THE WIELKOPOLSKA REGION IN 2003-2005

Summary. The aim of the study was to analyse milk purchase in the years 2003-2005 in terms of selected factors, in two District Dairy Cooperatives based in the Wielkopolska region. In the analysed period in Dairy Cooperatives A and B more intensive restructuring processes of the raw material base were observed in comparison to changes occurring throughout the country. In the years 2003-2005 the number of suppliers of Dairy Cooperatives A and B decreased, while the volume of purchased milk was gradually increasing. In successive years the number of suppliers selling annually the lowest amounts of milk was decreasing, while the percentage of bigger suppliers was increasing. The percentage of purchased raw material of the highest quality class “extra” was increasing. The most advantageous value of the coefficient of seasonality of milk purchase was found for Dairy Cooperative A. Purchasing prices for milk in Dairy Cooperatives A and B were higher than national prices, which was most probably determined by the high percentage of extra class milk in the purchased milk, as well as good financial standing of both cooperatives.

Key words: milk purchase, dairies

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https://www.npt.up-poznan.net/tom1/zeszyt2/streszczenie-39.html

Corresponding address:
Zbigniew Dorynek
Zbigniew Dorynek
Katedra Hodowli Bydła i Produkcji Mleka
Akademia Rolnicza im. Augusta Cieszkowskiego
ul. Wojska Polskiego 71 A
60-625 Poznań, Poland

e-mail: dorynekz@jay.au.poznan.pl

Accepted for print: 24.05.2007