Helmut Petschar
Vöm weighs in on Austrian advertising bans
“Advertising bans for milk and dairy products are the wrong way to go, when it comes to improving nutrition in Austria,” according to VÖM president Helmut Petschar.
Petschar against vegan lobby
If the plans of multinational corporations and lobbyists have their way, dairy products should no longer be the pure and unadulterated food that they always were, claims the Association of Austrian Milk Processors (VÖM).
Austrian dairy weathers crisis, says Vöm
During the corona crisis, the Austrian dairy industry has reportedly been able to maintain the security of supply with dairy products despite larger market turmoil.
Austrian farmers want a fair share
There is growing dissatisfaction among farmers about the price situation on farms, which has already led to protests by farmers in several countries.
Cheese exports provide increase for Austrian dairy
Austrian milk exports continued to increase in 2019 and reached a total value of €943 million in the first nine months of the year.
Austrians pay for better dairy
Eurostat has recently compared the average food price levels in each EU country, with Austria having a value of 125% of the EU average food price level.
Petschar with another happy message
Austrian dairies were able to export milk and dairy products in the amount of €1.23 billion in 2018. This represents an increase of €48 million or 4.1% compared to 2017.
Austria exports increased in 2018
Austria’s milk exports rose by 6.9% to €936 million in the first nine months of 2018, reaching a record high.