The effect of the milk price downturn is still being felt

WIDESPREAD low farm-gate milk prices have driven production to its lowest level since 1998 according to the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN), but world milk prices are now expected to stabilise at close to IFCN’s long-term average. By: Rog Wood

A background to the butter dilemma

The shortfall in butter production in Europe is driving up wholesale prices, and yes retail prices are going to go up. However, the rises are much more dramatic in wholesale terms (doubled in a year) than they will be in retail terms. By: Richard Dillon

Major milk price drop announced for December

FrieslandCampina has announced a significant drop in its farmgate milk price for December. When calculated for Irish milk constituents, the December prices is a 3.6c/L drop over the November price.

Fonterra poor at value-adding – report

The world’s biggest milk processors have been ranked in a new report, and while Fonterra is near the top in terms of the volume of milk it collects, it sits near the bottom in terms of the value it creates from that milk.