French dairy herd and milk production in steady decline

France produced just over 1.794 billion litres of cow’s milk in August 2023. That was 1.8% lower than in August of the previous year and was the smallest decrease since February this year. In the previous 3 months (July, June and May), French milk production was 3% lower than a year earlier. Over the first 8 months of 2023, the production of cow’s milk in France reached just under 15.564 billion litres, which is 2.3% lower than in the same period in 2022. “In all important dairy regions