Explode butter prices: Christmas bakery in danger!

Explode butter prices: Christmas bakery in danger!

The Christmas season is just around the corner, but the anticipation is overshadowed by a bitter price shock: butter is more expensive than ever! Especially now that the bakery season begins, the prices for butter have shot up. Half a pound of less than 3 euros? Hard to be found! Consumers are frustrated and the Christmas bakery threatens to become expensive.

As early as September, the Bavarian milk producers warned of record prices at the end of the year. And you should be right! Daniela Krehl from the Bavarian Consumer Center explains that the current world situation and the decline in dairy cows are the main causes of the price explosion. The offer drops while the need for fat increases. The trend towards high -fat foods, especially in the Christmas season, continues to increase the prices. In addition, the mixed summer weather has affected the feed quality of the cows, which leads to less milk with low fat content. A vicious circle that drives the butter prices up!

Alternative to butter: margarine and string fat

What to do if the cash register is empty but should the Christmas cookies on the table? Krehl recommends Margarine as an inexpensive butter replacement. But be careful! Margarine must contain at least 80 percent fat, and many manufacturers now reduce the fat content. Products such as Rama and Sanella have reduced their pack sizes without reducing the prices, which caused excitement. However, Margarine is a good choice for cookies because they are crispier and are not so easy.

becoming butter ever cheaper? "That is in the stars," says Krehl. A drop in prices in January could be possible, but that is certainly not. In contrast, there is good news for olive oil lovers: prices have already dropped by 30 percent! A ray of hope in the flood of price!