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The Campania buffalo supply chain is once again in turmoil, this time due to an alleged crisis of overproduction of milk complained of by dairies, many of which have refrigerators full of frozen milk, not suitable for the production of Mozzarella di bufala campana dop. And in the last period there has been a flurry of failed extensions of supply contracts of buffalo milk suitable for the production of Mozzarella di bufala campana dop to non-destagionalized farms, which therefore have more milk in the winter, when the demand for mozzarella drops. Furthermore, farmers who can guarantee the destagionalization of calving have been offered a price of milk at the farm of 1.55 euros per kilogram, compared to 1.80 euros practiced until September in Caserta. This situation - which has been occurring since the beginning of October - is putting 400 buffalo livestock farms in the provinces of Caserta, Salerno and Latina at risk. Coldiretti, Confagricoltura, Cia and Copagri, after a meeting

Although the number of dairy cows continues to decrease, there will be no decline in milk production in the European Union thanks to the increase in performance.

The climatic anomalies and the excess of frozen milk put at risk the entire supply chain of the PDO buffalo mozzarella, a symbol of Italian gastronomy, which is currently in a critical situation with a clear contraction in demand. The first summer months of 2023 and 2024 were characterized by heavy rains and abnormal temperatures, mainly in the central-northern regions, where over 70% of the PDO buffalo mozzarella from Campania is consumed. This has led to a surplus of buffalo milk that cannot be disposed of as usual. To date, the amount of frozen milk remaining in storage centers is estimated at around 60 million euros, with processors struggling to collect the milk from farmers. Experts' forecasts are alarming: a significant reduction in the price of buffalo milk is expected and, in all likelihood, over 25% of breeding companies will not be able to sign supply contracts for 2025.