Following the evolution of the relative prices of some inputs that affect the activity of dairy production, as is the balanced food (the power supply is carried around 60% of the direct costs), the diesel (impacts by 15% over cost of production), the us dollar (the 60% of the inputs of the tambo is traded in dollars), the soy (the value of which affects the payment of rent, which averages 35 to 40% of the land in production) and the price of milk. We observe in this graph -which started in 2014 year prior to the crisis - an overview of trends, where after 2 years of displacement where the producer she worked at a loss, the price of milk has been recovered with respect to all indicators except the dollar. These curves explain the difficulty in lifting the production of milk (dotted line).
The expectations of uncertainty that affect the sector, reflected in the low difference between the value of a vaquillona pregnant with respect to that of the cow, which promediaría approximately 15%.