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Raw milk has been frozen for three years — who moved the milk price?

Traced price → cost → margin → control → bottleneck; who moved the price comes last, only as far as the evidence goes. No scores.

1. 01 · Price

   What moved, and by how much?

   Observation VERIFIED

   Raw milk base price 996 → 1,084 won/L (+8.8%) from Oct 2023, then frozen 2024–2026. Milk CPI +9.9% in 2023, +4.7% in 2024.

   식품음료신문 — 용도별 원유 기본가격 결정, 음용유 리터당 1,084원(2023.7.27) · 이투데이 — 원유 가격 3년째 동결(2026.5.15) · 통계청 「2023년 12월 및 연간 소비자물가동향」 · 통계청 「2024년 12월 및 연간 소비자물가동향」

2. 02 · Cost

   Which costs rose?

   Raw-material supplier · Cost contribution VERIFIED

   Raw milk 1,084 won/L. The actual raw-milk cost per carton depends on yield and recipe and is not public.

   이투데이 — 원유 가격 3년째 동결(2026.5.15)

   No evidence (unknown): Government and public bodies, Manufacturer, Distributor / retailer, The industry as a whole

3. 03 · Margin

   Who keeps how much?

   Distributor / retailer · Margin capture UNKNOWN

   No retail margin data.

   No evidence (unknown): Government and public bodies, Raw-material supplier, Manufacturer, The industry as a whole

4. 04 · Control

   Who sets, passes on and holds the price?

   Government and public bodies · Control power VERIFIED

   The raw milk base price is set by a Korea Dairy Committee decision, not by market trading.

   식품음료신문 — 용도별 원유 기본가격 결정, 음용유 리터당 1,084원(2023.7.27)

   Manufacturer · Control power VERIFIED

   In 2025 Seoul Milk replaced part of the raw milk in some flavoured milks with water and domestic skim powder; the company says nutrition and cost are unchanged.

   뉴스웨이 — 서울우유 가공유 원유 일부를 탈지분유로(2025.6.4)

   The industry as a whole · Downward resistance VERIFIED

   Milk CPI rose 4.7% in 2024 with raw milk frozen. This may be the October 2023 increase spilling into the yearly average; lag and holding prices are not yet separable.

   통계청 「2024년 12월 및 연간 소비자물가동향」 · 식품음료신문 — 용도별 원유 기본가격 결정, 음용유 리터당 1,084원(2023.7.27)

   No evidence (unknown): Raw-material supplier, Distributor / retailer

5. 05 · Bottleneck

   Who holds the chokepoint?

   No evidence (unknown): Government and public bodies, Raw-material supplier, Manufacturer, Distributor / retailer, The industry as a whole

06 · Who benefits

So who is moving this price most?

Primary price driver UNKNOWN

No one can be named on the evidence

Shares of processing, packaging, logistics and retail are not public.

Margin capturer UNKNOWN

No one can be named on the evidence

No manufacturer or retailer margin data.

Bottleneck holder UNKNOWN

No one can be named on the evidence

Raw milk is priced administratively, but whether that is a supply chokepoint cannot be judged from this data.

Price leader UNKNOWN

No one can be named on the evidence

Dated order of dairy price rises not compiled.

Confirmed collusion UNKNOWN

No one can be named on the evidence

No FTC decision or court ruling linked to this case.

• Pass-through is undefined in years with no raw price change and is not computed.

Checked 2026-10-08 · Why a price is high and who keeps the money can differ, so roles are listed separately.

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