#Portalacteo:Produção de leite cai 50% no Ceará

A Federação da Agricultura do Ceará (FAEC) está chorando, literalmente, o leite derramado. Segundo o presidente da entidade, Flávio Saboya, porque houve uma quebra de mais de 50% na produção de leite do Estado, em razão não somente da estiagem, mas principalmente porque continua faltando milho para a ração do rebanho leiteiro.

#Fonterra milk rally takes a breather

Prices at Fonterra’s latest online dairy auction saw modest declines overnight, with the two-and-a-half month rally on the back of the US drought taking a breather.

#Dairy Exports Continued Bright Spot

U.S. dairy products leaving U.S. shores are on an unprecedented roll. Since the spring of 2010—an uncanny 28 months—exports have averaged between 12% and 15% of U.S. milk production.

Who Suffers Most Without a US #Farm Bill?

ANALYSIS – On Sunday, September 30th, the 2008 US Farm Bill, which governed many US farm policies, expired and the new 2012 Farm Bill is currently bottled up in the House of Representatives, leaving US farmers and ranchers at risk, writes Sarah Mikesell, 5m senior editor.