TGD: #Fonterra rejigs public relations arrangements
Dairy export giant Fonterra, under scrutiny for its delayed public disclosure of traces of a chemical in milk product, has renewed the contract of its public relations adviser Baldwin Boyle Group for another five years – with a twist.
TGD: #Nestlé India to buy 26% stake in dairy company Indocon Agro
Nestlé India has entered into an agreement to acquire 26% stake in dairy company Indocon Agro and Allied Activities, which is engaged in milk collection business in Western India.
TGD: #Chinese Dairy Giant Enters New Zealand Market with $210 Million Factory
The establishment of a new player in New Zealand dairy product manufacturing has taking a step closer when China’s Yashili entered into a conditional agreement to buy industrial land for a proposed infant milk formula plant at Pokeno, 50km south of Auckland, New Zealand.
TGD: December Cheese Production Ends Year on a High Note
Wisconsin’s total cheese production for December was higher compared to year-ago levels. The USDA reports that the state’s dairy plants produced 244.7 million pounds of cheese during the month–which was up 5.7 percent from this time last year, and 2.9 percent more compared to November 2012.
TGD: #Milk Powder Anti-dumping Tariff Duties Extended on New Zealand and EU
BRAZIL – Anti-dumping duties have been extended for five years on imports of milk powder from New Zealand and the European Union.
TGD: Dairy Forward Pricing Program Allows Forward Price Contracts
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) extended the authorization of the Dairy Forward Pricing Program contained in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill), through September 30, 2013.
TGD: CDC Links Raw Dairy Foods to Foodborne Illnesses
A comprehensive new government analysis of the sources of foodborne illness found that because of the consumption of raw milk products, dairy foods are the second leading source of viral and bacterial problems.
#í‰ preciso encarar os problemas com a mão de obra
A caríªncia de mão de obra qualificada, seja ela familiar ou contratada, é um dos principais gargalos na produção de leite hoje no Brasil.
#MT deve produzir 3 bilhões de litros de leite nos próximos cinco ano
Captação leiteira teve incremento de 14% no estado em dezembro de 2012. Imea diz que estado tem pasto e clima propício para o setor do leite.
#SDA aumenta valor do ´Leite Fome Zero´ a partir de março
Iniciativa objetiva incrementar a cadeia do leite no Estado, bastante afetada com a seca que atinge o semiárido