In Estonia, milk purchase prices have risen by 23% year-on-year.

The average farm-gate milk price in Estonia last month was 22.8% higher than in April last year at €518.9 per tonne, the national statistics office has reported.

The average price remained almost unchanged during the month of March compared to February.

Purchase volumes fell by 3.2% in the month and were almost unchanged year-on-year at 76.4 thousand tonnes.

The average fat content of milk purchased last month was 3.9% and the average protein content 3.4%. Over the year, the former has increased by 0.1 percentage points and the latter has remained stable.