# French cow-milk collection rose slightly as conventional prices fell > Agreste reported a 0.4% annual increase in August collection and a 12.1% drop in conventional milk prices. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/france-cow-milk-collection-price-august-2026-agreste - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Agriculture - Country: France - Published: 2026-10-15T14:33:34+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-15T14:33:34+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-08 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/france-cow-milk-collection-price-august-2026-agreste.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/france-cow-milk-collection-price-august-2026-agreste.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/france-cow-milk-collection-price-august-2026-agreste.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/france-cow-milk-collection-price-august-2026-agreste.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/france-cow-milk-collection-price-august-2026-agreste.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/france-cow-milk-collection-price-august-2026-agreste.md) French cow-milk collection reached 1.883 billion litres in August 2026, up 0.4% from a year earlier and 2.7% above the five-year average, according to an Agreste bulletin published on 15 October. Goat-milk collection rose 3.3% year on year and sheep-milk collection rose 6.4%. The average price of conventional cow milk at actual composition fell 12.1% year on year to €435.2 per 1,000 litres. Organic milk was nearly unchanged, up 0.2%, at €552.7 per 1,000 litres. Agreste said the survey prices include premiums and all quality grades, exclude VAT and are weighted by collection volumes. ## Data ### French milk collection and price changes, August 2026 Year-on-year changes in August 2026; milk prices are for actual composition. Methodology: Values are transcribed from Agreste's FranceAgriMer/SSP monthly dairy survey. Collection volumes and prices are different measures; the table reports only the year-on-year percentage changes provided by the source. Milk prices include premiums and all quality grades, exclude VAT and are weighted by collection volumes. The collection volume is converted from the source table’s 1,883,150 thousand litres to billion litres; this is a unit conversion only. | Measure | Change in August 2026 against the comparator named in the measure (%) | August 2026 cow-milk collection (billion litres) | |---|---|---| | Cow-milk collection | 0.4 | 1.88315 | | Cow-milk collection vs five-year average | 2.7 | | | Goat-milk collection | 3.3 | | | Sheep-milk collection | 6.4 | | | Conventional cow-milk price | -12.1 | | | Organic cow-milk price | 0.2 | | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/france-cow-milk-collection-price-august-2026-agreste/data/french-milk-collection-and-price-changes-august-2026?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/france-cow-milk-collection-price-august-2026-agreste/data/french-milk-collection-and-price-changes-august-2026?lang=en&format=csv) ### Cow-milk prices, August 2026 Average prices for milk at actual composition and year-on-year change. Methodology: Prices are transcribed from Agreste's FranceAgriMer/SSP monthly dairy survey. They are for actual composition, include premiums and all quality grades, exclude VAT and are weighted by collection volumes. | Milk category and measure | August 2026 quoted price amount (EUR) | Year-on-year change (%) | Reference quantity (litres) | |---|---|---|---| | Conventional cow milk | 435.2 | -12.1 | 1000 | | Organic cow milk | 552.7 | 0.2 | 1000 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/france-cow-milk-collection-price-august-2026-agreste/data/french-cow-milk-prices-august-2026?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/france-cow-milk-collection-price-august-2026-agreste/data/french-cow-milk-prices-august-2026?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Agreste, French agriculture ministry statistics service]() (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-15) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)