#Fonterra Milk Supply Tumbles on Worst N.Z. Drought in 30 Years

Milk supplies in New Zealand, the biggest dairy exporter, dropped for a second month in March as the country’s most widespread drought in at least three decades curbed production and boosted prices to a record, according to Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd. (FCG)

#CWT Assists with 712,000 Pounds of Cheese, Butter Exports

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted two requests for export assistance to sell 50,706 pounds (23 metric tons) of Cheddar cheese and 661,387 pounds (300 metric tons) of butter to customers in Asia and the Middle East. The product will be delivered June through October 2013.

#TGD: Concerns aired over dairy deal

The South Australian Dairy Farmers Association says a new partnership between a Victorian dairy processor and the retailer Coles will effectively cut the market in half which could hurt local dairies.

#Produtores de leite clamam por polí­tica de preço justo

Os produtores de leite, pelo tempo que mourejam no setor, árdua tarefa de abastecer o mercado, ou seja, a sociedade consumidora, com o mais substancioso alimento, alimento de todas idades, categorias sociais, por preços sempre aviltados, abaixo, portanto, do custo de produção, estão na atual conjuntura, conjuntura de polí­tica de inclusão social, bastante badalada pelo […]

#Advantages in cutting milking

Once-a-day milking is a viable option that more dairy farmers should consider, says a Massey University emeritus professor.