Holland: RoyalFrieslandCampina in February 2021 was not allowed to terminate contracts

In Holland a court has decided that the dairy cooperative RoyalFrieslandCampina in February 2021 was not allowed to terminate the contracts with 33 farms that produced PlanetProof milk. The court states that RFC was not allowed to stop paying a premium of two euro per 100 kilogram of PlanetProof milk also. The amounts vary from more than 6000 to more than 20000 euro per farm. RFC now must pay the premium retroactively plus interest and the PlanetProof scheme and therefore also the premium still apply to the current supply of milk, the court states. PlanetProof milk meets strict requirements for animals, nature and climate and farms receive an extra payment for the milk. At that time RFC stated it did not have space for more Planet Proof milk from member farms. However: RFC its member dairy farmers had and have growing interest to produce more sustainable milk. Now about 900 RFC member farms are participating under the independent ‚On the Way to PlanetProof‘ label. Current RFC has announced to increase the PlanetProof premium with half a euro to a maximum of five euro per 100 kilogram milk.

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