Arla sales rise 13% despite branded product dip Global milk rebound softens dairy commodity prices1 September 2025 1 September 2025 1 minute read 1 minute read By: By: Global Ag Media EuropeDairy producer Arla's sales for the first half of the year rose by 13% though sales of its key products such as Lurpak butter and Castello cheese fell, reported Reuters. "High commodity prices and geopolitical uncertainty continued to weigh on consumer sentiment, resulting in a modest decline in branded volumes," Arla CEO Peder Tuborgh said in a statement. Its revenue for the January-June period grew to 7.5 billion euros ($8.78 billion) from 6.6 billion euros last year but the company saw a 1.5% decline in its sales of branded products, which include the Arla brand, Lurpak, Puck, Castello and Starbucks, compared to last year. Arla said it expected the situation to improve in the second half of the year. Global milk production has begun to recover from a slump, Arla said, due to factors such as improved weather conditions, contributing to a slight softening of global dairy commodity prices, it added.