In Austria the state Burgenland is planning state dairies for the processing of domestic produced milk. Since 15 years all milk from farms in Burgenland is transported for processing in the two Austrian states Styria and Lower Austria. An own state dairy could ensure fixed sales opportunities and price stability for Burgenland producers, which could also ensure the continued existence of organic farms in the long term. Also this could encourage regular dairy farms to switch to organic, according to the governor. As first step the state dairy should have a capacity of 500000 kilogram milk.