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Towards a producer price
discovery system for SA
Koos Coetzee
Milk Producers Organisation
June 2016
K Coetzee
Scope
Background
Factors that influence producer prices
A regression model
Alternative: Milk futures
Way forward
1 683 commercial dairy farms
Many small non-commercial farmers
Milk production 3 049 million litres (2015)
Production per farm = 4 963 litres per day
Larger farms (> 5 000 litres/day produce 80% of milk
Secondary industry
4 large buyers/processors (CR4 = 54%)
Many smaller processors
130 producer-distributors (distribute own milk)
Concentrated retail sector
4 retailers handle 75%+ of total sales
Structure of SA dairy industry
Products
60% Liquid
40% Concentrated products
Free market system
Relatively low import tariffs
Various trade agreements
No national quota systems
No pricing structure
No minimum prices
In many cases no contracts!
No subsidies
Structure of SA dairy industry
Number of producers and production
1 600
1 800
2 000
2 200
2 400
2 600
2 800
3 000
1 500
2 000
2 500
3 000
3 500
4 000
4 500
5 000
5 500
6 000
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Mil
k p
rod
uc
tio
n (
Mil
.L.)
Pro
du
cers
Milk production Right axis Producers Left axis
K Coetzee
Factors that influence producer prices
Supply-side
Milk production
Producer price
Feed price
Milk:feed ratio
Climate
Imports
Import parity prices
K Coetzee
Producer price
2,50
3,00
3,50
4,00
4,50
5,00
Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16
Rand per litre
Producer price 6,5% p.a. increase
K Coetzee
Feed price
1.500,00
2.000,00
2.500,00
3.000,00
3.500,00
4.000,00
4.500,00
5.000,00
Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 16
Rand per ton
Feed price #% groiwth"
K Coetzee
Milk:feed price ratio
0,8
1
1,2
1,4
1,6
1,8
2
2,2
Jan 03 Jan 05 Jan 07 Jan 09 Jan 11 Jan 13 Jan 15
K Coetzee
Relationship between prices and production
-0,09
-0,04
0,01
0,06
0,11
0,16
0,8
1
1,2
1,4
1,6
% change in production Milk:feed price ratio
Climate
Driest in 50 years
Roughage shortage
Drier conditions in E
Cape
Farmers emotionally
fragile
Producer prices and import parity
2,60
3,10
3,60
4,10
4,60
5,10
5,60
6,10
6,60
7,10
Jan 12 Jul 12 Jan 13 Jul 13 Jan 14 Jul 14 Jan 15 Jul 15 Jan 16
Rand per litre
Producer price Import parity
Improving price discovery process
Step 1
Regression analysis
Step 2
Product on futures market
Regression model
𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑘 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑟 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 =𝑓(𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑘 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝐼𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑘, 𝐹𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠)
Results
1,5
2
2,5
3
3,5
4
4,5
Jan03
Mai03
Sep03
Jan04
Mai04
Sep04
Jan05
Mai05
Sep05
Jan06
Mai06
Sep06
Jan07
Mai07
Sep07
Jan08
Mai08
Sep08
Jan09
Mai09
Sep09
Jan10
Mai10
Sep10
Jan11
Mai11
Sep11
Jan12
Mai12
Sep12
Jan13
ACTUAL Fitted
Unilateral decrease by DairyBelle
2,50
2,70
2,90
3,10
3,30
3,50
3,70
3,90
4,10
4,30
4,50
Jul11
Aug11
Sep11
Okt11
Nov11
Dez11
Jan12
Feb12
Mrz12
Apr12
Mai12
Jun12
Jul12
Aug12
Sep12
Okt12
Nov12
Dez12
Jan13
Feb13
Mrz13
Apr13
Mai13
Jun13
Jul13
Aug13
Sep13
Okt13
Nov13
Dez13
Actual Extrapolated Data
Product on futures market
Well-run and active agricultural futures market
Product-settled contracts for
Maize
Other grains
High activity (maize = 10 times the crop)
Cash-settled contract for
Beef Grade A2/A3
Proposed milk contract
Cash settled
Problem to find reliable settlement price
Currently examining import parity model