{
  "id": 9891563,
  "title": "Protein hype and El Niño effect: Dairy products could soon become more expensive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/proteinhype-und-el-nino-effekt-milchprodukte-konnten-bald-teurer",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-26T02:40:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/proteinhype-und-el-nino-effekt-milchprodukte-koennten-bald-teurer-werden/100257560.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The German dairy industry is expecting significant price increases for milk products, with the Milchindustrie-Verband (MIV) stating that they are \"urgently necessary\". The current milk price is around a quarter lower than last year and has reached a five-year low. Several factors are contributing to the expected price rise, including good sales of milk and dairy products, a decline in milk delivery due to droughts in Germany and Europe, and a predicted decrease in global milk supply due to the El-Niño effect. The price of butter has already started to rise, with supermarkets and discounters increasing the price of own-brand butter by 14 cents to €1.19 in mid-September.",
  "summary": "The dairies want to push through higher prices for drinking milk, yogurt and quark - the climate in the tropical Pacific also plays a role in this.",
  "key_points": [
    "Milk prices may rise due to strong demand and El Niño effect",
    "Milk sales strong globally, droughts reduce regional deliveries",
    "German Farmers Association demands prompt price recovery for producers"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Rising milk product prices would mark a turnaround for dairy farmers, who have faced high costs for fertilizer, energy, and fuel, and would allow them to benefit from strong sales and global market trends.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}