Here’s why Shatto Milk disappeared (temporarily) from your grocer’s dairy section
Shatto Milk, missing recently from grocery store coolers, is back after the company struggled in the aftermath of frozen water pipes.
By: Mark Davis
Source: The Kansas City Star
Link: http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article194018579.html
Dairy and meat lead 8% rise in food prices in 2017
Global food prices rose 8 per cent in 2017, led by sharp increases in dairy and meat.
By: Emiko Terazono
Source: THE FINANCIAL TIMES
Link: https://www.ft.com/content/1442a75a-6039-3656-91a5-20b0f42f5b49
Ontario milk demand grows
“We will be needing more milk; it’s a matter of when and how much,” said Ralph Dietrich, a dairy farmer from Mildmay and chairman of Dairy Farmers of Ontario.
By: Don Crosby
Source: The Sun Times
Link: http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2018/01/09/ontario-milk-demand-grows
Farmgate milk price step-ups: Which whey now for prices?
FURTHER farmgate milk price step-ups this season have come under a cloud as questions arise about next season — specifically if local competition for milk can withstand global pricing pressures.
By: SIMONE SMITH
Source: The Weekly Times
Link: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/dairy/farmgate-milk-price-stepups-which-whey-now-for-prices/news-story/33531ad6caefe9214bf9aac3af877247
Milk found in coconut milk powder
A New Zealand company has been forced to admit that they might have accidentally put milk in coconut milk.
By: The Dealer
Source: Irish Farmers Journal
Link: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/total-coconut-milk-recall-337227
China slashes number of baby formula brands in quality drive
Beijing’s move benefits big brands by giving easier access to a $20bn market.
By: Tom Hancock in Shanghai
Source: The Financial Times
Link: https://www.ft.com/content/5d236318-f1f1-11e7-b220-857e26d1aca4
Study Finds No Link Between Baby Formula Made From Cow's Milk And Diabetes Risk
Could babies be at higher risk of developing Type 1 diabetes from drinking formula made from cow’s milk? That idea has been circulating for some time but the evidence has been scant and contradictory. A study published Tuesday makes it seem less likely.
By: Richard Harris
Source: National Public Radio
Link: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/01/02/574704893/study-finds-no-link-between-baby-formula-made-from-cows-milk-and-diabetes-risk
Lower Milk Prices in 2018?
As America’s dairy farmers look to 2018, they are wondering whether or not higher prices are on the horizon.
By: NAFB News Service
Source: Hoosier Ag Today
Link: https://www.hoosieragtoday.com/lower-milk-prices-2018/
Processor’s Renovations Double Cheese Production at Iowa Plant
A milk processing plant in Iowa has undergone a renovation and expansion that will double its current production of cheese.
By: Wyatt Bechtel
Source: Dairy Herd
Link: https://www.dairyherd.com/article/processors-renovations-double-cheese-production-iowa-plant
Brexit: Be more patriotic about cheese, says Michael Gove
Michael Gove has hit back at claims the price of cheddar cheese will go up by 40% if Britain leaves the EU without a trade deal.
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Source: BBC
Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-42427812