Dairy industry reshaped by Asian deals

The global dairy industry is being reshaped by a wave of dealmaking driven by low milk prices and growing demand for products like yoghurt and baby formula in Asia and the Middle East.

China’s Liu Yonghao New Hope door to Australian dairy

Liu Yonghao, the chairman of Chinese agribusiness giant New Hope Group, says its new alliance with two of the biggest families in the Australian dairy industry is about improving food quality and safety in China and introducing more Australian agricultural products to Chinese consumers.

Aussie a2 selling #milk to China online

THE sharemarket-listed premium milk company backed by Sydney’s Perich family is in ­advanced negotiations to sell fresh Australian milk on the booming Alibaba online retail platform in China after striking a deal to supply fresh milk direct to homes in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

#Farm bill draft includes Dairy Security Act

icking up where we left off last year, a farm bill with dairy policy reform is on its way. Packaged as the Dairy Security Act, some groups are singing the praises of this combination of margin insurance and supply management, while others are disappointed it the House Ag Committee’s failure to strike the controversial production […]