The Swiss Dairy Industry Organisation (BOM) is working with a task force to examine measures to reduce production. Last autumn and winter, milk deliveries were up by as much as 10 per cent on the previous year. For the first time in years, C-grade milk was traded again.

In the first four months of 2026, too, a total of 5 per cent more milk was produced, pushing processing capacities to their limits. The Swiss Milk Producers’ Association (SMP) expects deliveries to be 3 per cent higher in May and June.

Due to the high fat and protein content, butter stocks are currently very high at over 7,000 tonnes. “These high stocks persist despite relief exports totalling over 5,000 tonnes of butter equivalent to date, in the form of butter and cream,” according to BOM. Between autumn 2025 and the end of September 2026, 2,000 tonnes of cream and 4,855 tonnes of butter will be exported. Support payments totalling 24 million Swiss francs from the Regulation Fund will be used for this purpose.

The new BOM Commission for Market Analysis of the Dairy Sector and Measures, which began its work on 2 July, is tasked with carrying out a short- and long-term assessment of the market situation. To manage the supply surpluses, processing capacities are to be utilised more effectively. Furthermore, the dairy sector intends to counter the pressure from imports.

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