#Dairy expansion at risk, says bank
Rabobank says joint industry and government approach needed to improve sector’s competitiveness.
#Fonterra reviews the varying influences on worldwide #dairy supply and demand; asseses how its products can respond
Content sourced from Fonterra’s April Global Dairy Update
Australia needs to produce more #milk, says #Chobani MD
Managing director for yogurt company Chobani Australia, Peter Meek said he worries that Australia’s milk supply is not increasing.
Generosity impresses #dairy industry trainee
The willingness of farmers to share their knowledge is one of the reasons a young Taranaki award-winner loves the dairy industry.
Australian beef #industry sweating on Japan trade deal
With Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Japan talking free trade, Australian farmers are sweating on whether he’ll be able to secure reduced tariffs on their beef and dairy products.
Roger J Kerr says the #Trade Weighted Index is looking down the barrel of a significant drop
Last week attached to this commentary was a chart of the whole milk powder prices (WMP) plotted against the overall New Zealand “Terms of Trade” Index (export and import prices). The correlation between WMP and the Terms of Trade is high (77%) due to the dominance of dairy products as our main export commodity.
#Ukraine Bans Russian Chocolate
Ukraine has banned sales of Russian chocolate on its territory, according to recent local press reports.
#Leite sobe após estiagem e problemas com ração animal
Após quatro quedas mensais consecutivas, o valor nominal do leite pago ao produtor subiu 3,02% em março e tende a continuar em alta nos próximos meses.
#Leite:Nordeste deve ser declarado livre da aftosa pela OIE
A Organização Mundial da Saúde Animal (OIE, na sigla em inglês) deve declarar os Estados do Nordeste livres da febre aftosa, com vacinação, em maio.
Programa Balde Cheio modifica a vida do pequeno produtor de #leite
Umuarama – A qualidade de vida e os lucros da atividade rural estão melhorando para 40 pequenos criadores de gado de leite de Umuarama, inseridos há 10 meses num programa que, com baixo investimento, permite aumentar a produção de forma substancial.