subject: Incoming Foreign Milk Powder Prices Surge Barreled Abbott Accused Of Price Increase Hi Herbalife 30% [print this page] Why foreign milk powder, "unscrupulous" re-prices?
Rising costs is an excuse, "bad" source is monopolistic
Incoming foreign milk powder prices surge again
Recently, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Sichuan and other places have reported that high-end foreign brand infant milk powder has been re-price increases, which Abbott Hi Herbalife barrels up to 30% milk powder is alleged to increase. In some large supermarket chains, the reason alleged foreign milk price increase yet, from sufficient stock, but has received a notice related to brand prices.
Cost excuse In the wave of price increases, milk price increase from enterprises, both said rising costs.
The surface, the data seems to support the behavior of foreign milk price increase. "January arrival of whole milk and skim milk, compared with last December, up about 20%. Now the price of skim milk powder, more than 2600 U.S. dollars per ton, the price of whole milk powder more than 2700 U.S. dollars, and last year in December compared to about 10% up. "Eastern High Iger Dairy Analyst Chen Lianfang in the "China Sankei Shimbun" reporters said.
However, the "China Sankei Shimbun" all the experts interviewed believe that this round of foreign milk powder prices surge, there is no direct contact with the cost.
"Now all the prices are deceptive reasons, we can not be stuck in the trap of rising costs." Has Bright , Mengniu and other companies who have served well-known dairy management expert Tang Zhiqing in the "China Sankei Shimbun," When reporters once again stressed that foreign milk powder profitable, the profits of the original structure can digest up costs, just a little bit less money .
In fact, the industry has long held that the ultimate foreign milk powder Sell No direct contact with the cost price. "If the cost of rising milk prices at cost for the high-sounding reason, if the cost down, then look for other reasons and excuses." Chen Lianfang blunt.
Is worth mentioning that this round of price increases milk ocean tide, basically only take absolute advantage of its high-end status of infant milk powder market, foreign brands do not occupy the dominant position of adult milk powder market, the milk price volatility rate is very small.
Than monopoly "Is mainly a monopoly position." Tang Zhiqing the definition of foreign milk powder that causes the price increase trend.
Various data already show that Sanlu Incident, by the impact of domestic dairy brands almost annihilated, foreign milk powder is opportunity to further consolidate its position in high-end infant formula dominance of the market, stability control voice. "There are no competitors, prices of foreign brands is the best time." Tang Zhiqing explained.
Perhaps the reason is not only monopoly. Before the events of early Sanlu, oceanic high-end infant formula milk powder has been dominant position, but never lightly prices. "It was a lot of dairy brands in China are high-end infant milk powder to the rolls, and smoothly, prices of foreign brands is also not worried that market share of domestic brands." Chen Lianfang analysis.
Sanlu incident, although the Chinese dairy market is still a high-profile claim to enter the high-end infant formula market, but the behavior of foreign milk powder prices clearly shown its dairy enterprises in China's "confidence." " Melamine The shadow is not fully dispersed. "Inner Dam Dairy Association, the Secretary-General that Germany in the" China Sankei Shimbun "of an interview with reporters.
Embarrassment to the industry that long ago, the problem formula Teng jumped back, a time excited considerable public, the image of domestic milk powder is hit again. "Although only a few bad apples, but before being exposed, no one knows who is the black sheep.
