Cecilia Engström's farm has about 75 dairy cows and since 2006 they have been producing organic milk.
Sales have increased for many years, but between 2018 and 2020, sales of organic dairy products in stores have decreased by about ten percent, according to a new report from Organic Farmers.
Becomes a losing business
The costs are higher for organic farmers than for those who work with conventional milk production.
When demand is not high enough, organic products are sold as non-organic at a lower price.
- Seeds, for example, are twice as expensive and the concentrate we buy is three times as expensive.
When the milk is sold as conventional, it is a loss-making business.
In the last year, we have lost about half a million, just on our farm, she says.
Can not go back
But stopping organic production is not an option for Cecilia Engström, because she has seen what it means to use the land in a more sustainable way.
- If you are an eco-farmer at heart, I think it is difficult to adjust.
We live with nature, have higher biological diversity in the soil and we have, for example, more small birds around the ditch edges.
That we want to use the earth in a more sustainable way is important for our entire climate.
Cecilia Engström believes that the solution for her will be to start exporting to other countries in Europe.
In the video above you can hear more about it.