Subsidies pushing US milk production up
Fonterra’s milk collection is running 10% behind last season and the graph line has dropped below the 2012-13 track, the last big drought in New Zealand.
Danone Tells Russia to Retract Comment on Nondairy Fats in Milk
Danone (BN) asked Russia’s agriculture minister to retract a statement that global dairy companies are using plant oils in milk products, becoming the latest Western company to clash with the nation’s regulators.
Russian Cheese, Anyone? Imports Hard to Replace in Moscow
Nikolai Borisov, the proprietor of three Italian restaurants in Moscow, has been forced to take Gorgonzola cheese and Parma ham off his menus after PresidentVladimir Putin banned some food imports in August.
Finnish Food Authority rejects Danish 'Putin cheese'
The Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira has torpedoed plans from the Danish dairy giant Arla to sell cheese that was meant for the Russian market in Finland. Russia has banned the import of dairy goods from EU countries and Arla was hoping to offload its surplus on the Finnish market.
Arla slashes #milk price by 1.2ppl and blames Russian trade ban
Arla Foods amba announced that its owner on-account price would fall by 1.5 euro cents per kg with effect from September 1. When converted, this equates to the 1.2ppl drop seen for UK farmers and means the standard price is 30.38ppl.
Milking the #dairy industry
The dairy industry in the European Union is on the cusp of a massive shake-up. Come April 2015, a quota system that has limited milk production in member states for nearly 30 years is to be scrapped.
NZ unease over Russian ban on West food imports
Putin’s latest move double-edged sword for New Zealand exporters.
#Cheese-Loving Russians Turn to Switzerland for Emmental
At Intercheese AG’s headquarters in Switzerland, the phone barely stops ringing these days. A Russian voice is usually at the other end.
#Dairy prices to fall on Russian bans
World dairy and meat prices are tipped to fall after Russia’s ban on many food imports from the West.
Russian Import Ban Will Hit European Food Producers
Russia’s import ban on a list of Western foods may be peanuts on the scale of Europe’s economy, but it is a blow for some producers—and a sign of deteriorating economic ties as Moscow and the West face off over Ukraine.