Swiss milk production remains high despite difficult summer conditions

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  Swiss milk production remained high in October, at 1 to 2 percent above the previous year.

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  Stefan Kohler of the Swiss Milk Industry Organisation said farmers may have started feeding cows winter fodder during the summer.

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  The high-quality fodder and grass that grew after rainfall helped cows produce more milk despite summer feed shortages.

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  More cows were slaughtered during the summer, but the good feed compensated for the lost milk production.

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  The continued surplus could put pressure on milk prices, while the industry expects to have less money available to support the surplus this winter.

Who

Swiss dairy farmers are producing the milk; Stefan Kohler, head of the Swiss Milk Industry Organisation, explained the situation.

What

Milk production remains high despite difficult summer conditions, leaving a surplus.

When

October 2026; the article reports production figures for October.

Where

Switzerland.

Why

High-quality winter fodder and new grass after rainfall helped cows produce more milk. Kohler said the explanation was not yet conclusive.

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