Dairy shortage could mean no clotted cream this Christmas, food company warns
Shoppers could be facing a butter and cream shortage by Christmas, the boss of one of the region’s principal dairy processors has warned, as farmers «put the brakes on» milk production. By: Athwenna Irons
Are Rising Butter Prices Killing French Croissants?
As butter prices surge, French bakers and pastry chefs worry that their beloved, buttery croissants might become a thing of the past. Meanwhile, anger is building among dairy farmers.
Butter extends rally, as GDT prices defy whole milk weakness
Butter prices took nearly to one-third their gain at GlobalDairyTrade this year, echoing gains in other markets, fuelled by ideas that milk output in the key European market has fallen short of expectations. By: Mike Verdin
Butter prices surge by 53% after huge increase in demand following studies that concluded the food is not 'bad'
Butter prices have soared by as much as 53 per cent due to dairy shortages. Recent studies have concluded that butter is not actually a ‘bad’ food after all. Wholesale price of butter is up by 88 per cent in a year, according to analysts.
The Case for Eating Butter Just Got Stronger
It looks like butter may, in fact, be back. By: Alexandra Sifferlin
Milk Prices Move Lower, Grains Higher
Butter returned to the spotlight on Monday as 22 loads traded hands between buyers and sellers.
Fonterra's new $6.2 million Cobden cold storage facilities
A shift by consumers to eat more natural foods such as Western Star butter underpinned Fonterra’s decision to build new $6.2 million cold storage facilities at Cobden, Fonterra Cobden plant manager Bruce Manson says. By Everard Himmelreich
Spot butter price hovers near $2
Cash block cheese closed the first Friday of April at $1.46 per pound, down 6 cents, reversing three weeks of gains, but is 4 cents above a year ago. By Lee Mielke.
Milk futures mostly higher, cash cheese steady
Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mostly higher on an oversold bounce. By John Perkins.
Sales of spreads soften as butter enters golden era
Media & Marketing: It turns out we can believe it’s not butter, and Unilever has had enough.