Dairy Processors Stretched by Milk Production Gains
Targeted plant expansions, new construction and joint ventures offer options to help meet rising processing demand and aid export markets.
Pennsylvania must ‘ante up’ dairy processing to compete
Keystone State must see dairy manufacturing as a growth industry worth investing in, plus create incentives to seed and feed it. By: John Vogel
Europe faces Christmas butter crisis, dairy processor warns
‘There is a big lack of fat, cream and butter products everywhere in Europe’. By: Teis Jensen
Milk supply slowdown will hit dairy processors
New Zealand dairy processors will struggle to fill existing and planned capacity in coming years as milk supply growth slows, according to a report. By: Su-San Sit
Dean Foods shuts down fluid milk processing plant in Virginia
Dean Foods is closing one of its fluid milk processing plants, PET Dairy, in Richmond, Virginia, as part of its company-wide plan to consolidate operations. By: Mary Ellen Shoup
Dairy processors compete for milk
More cautious investment over the next five years is likely as New Zealand dairy processors struggle to fill existing and planned capacity, Rabobank dairy analyst Emma Higgins says. By: Sally Rae
Big changes could be on the way for dairy farmers as processors review milk constituent ratings
Milk processors have confirmed they are reviewing the weighting applied to constituents as butter climbs to record highs of over €6,000/t. By: Louise Hogan
Dairy processors: South Australia farmers move to the money
IF YOU had asked South Australian dairy farmer Tristan Mulhern what he thought of the industry eight months ago, he would have said: “I’ve had enough.” By: SIMONE SMITH
Farmers and processors both deserve more money from retailers
Since the decision was made in 2011 to dramatically discount white milk in Australia, QDO and Australian Dairy Farmers have consistently condemned retailers’ actions that have negatively impacted farmers. By: Ross McInnes, QDO vice-president
Farmgate prices: Dairy processor swap weekend ahead
DAIRY farmers are gearing up to swap processors this weekend as they chase higher farmgate prices. By: SIMONE SMITH