A survey carried out by Germany’s Top Agrar magazine shows there is a direct relationship between the size of a company and the turnover it generates per litre of milk processed.
The journal found that top French processors Besnier and Bongrain generate around 70p turnover per litre, while the best performers in added-value production in Germany manage just 55-65p per litre. Average performance of German dairies, however, is much worse than this, sinking to well below 30p litre in some cases.