Producer prices dip on lower #dairy, power
Falling dairy prices and lower wholesale electricity prices helped push down overall producer prices in the June quarter.
#Danone buys Kenyan dairy firm stake to add African markets
French food group Danone said it was buying a 40 percent stake in Brookside, East Africa’s top dairy producer, as part of plans to expand in new markets while growth is weak in Europe and the economy slows in China.
India’s 75 million #dairy farms now produce more milk than all of the European Union
India’s milk production continues to grow, to the point where it now tops the milk output of all the European Union countries combined.
Infant formula producers still waiting
China has still given no indication as to when New Zealand infant formula producers who have been locked out of the Chinese market may be allowed to resume exporting.
Exciting new markets open up for #dairy farmers across the U.S.
Every June, USDA joins the rest of the country to celebrate Dairy Month. It is a time to thank our nation’s dairy producers and processors for their tireless work to produce quality dairy products like milk, cheese, and yogurt. Here at USDA, besides getting our fill of our favorite dairy products, we celebrate our nation’s […]
Australian dairy producers cash in on Chinese milk demand
Australian farm fresh milk has hit Chinese supermarket shelves, signalling the beginning of a new frontier for dairy producers.
Jack Ma-Founded Fund to Invest in Unit of #Milk Producer
A private-equity fund co-founded by the executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, Jack Ma, will invest in a unit of a Shanghai-listed milk producer.
NMPF, USDEC Threaten To Withdraw Support for Trans-Pacific Partnership
The majority of U.S. dairy farmer cooperatives and dairy processing companies, all of which are members of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) or the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), today threatened to withdraw support from the pending Trans-Pacific trade agreement if Japan and Canada refuse to follow through on pledges to provide comprehensive market […]
Ukranian #milk producers hit by Russian ban
Ukranian milk producers have lost €9 million a month since after Russia banned dairy imports from a number of suppliers.
World #dairy demand set to outstrip supply
New opportunities for European dairy producers are expected with world demand predicted to rise by 2.3% annually, experts at a key Copa-Cogeca seminar stressed.