Industry to milk better results in 2017

POSITIVE signs indicate slow improvement with continued volatility ahead for Australia’s dairy sector according to the latest industry assessment. By Mal Gill.

Russians see increase in prices of products under import ban

The majority of Russians have noticed an increase in the prices of fruit, vegetables and meat, according to a survey reported by state news agency Itar-Tass. All three commodities are affected by the Kremlin’s import ban on EU and U.S. goods.

Kiwi dairy ranks well with wary Russians

The fine milk and butter products of New Zealand have long had a good reputation in Russia. A journalist in central Russia, Nataliya Shkol’naya, sent Dairy News this exclusive, rare look into the ordinary citizen’s view of dairy markets and embargoes. By Nataliya Shkol’naya

EU extends Russian sanctions

Economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union – in the wake of the illegal annexation of the Crimea region – have been extended until June 23, 2017. The sanctions target imports from the peninsula and investment there, among other measures.