Killing Off American Cows to Keep Milk Prices High
The industry settles a lawsuit alleging a macabre nationwide antitrust scheme. Welcome to the opaque world of American dairy. By Deena Shanker.
Dairy farmer's tractor trip against $1 per litre milk
A Queensland dairy farmer is taking his tractor on a 2,000-kilometre road trip to encourage consumers not to buy $1 per litre milk at the supermarkets.
Where does your milk money go? At least HALF of the milk brands Australians drink are owned by foreign companies
Australian milk producers are being undercut by foreign companies who form the majority of suppliers of cheap dairy products in Australia.
China again tightens supervision of baby formula after scandals
China’s food safety watchdog has issued further regulations to tighten supervision of baby formula, requiring producers to register and secure permits to sell their products, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday.
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.
Finnish Dairy Company Valio to Close Plant Due to Russian Food Embargo
Finnish dairy company Valio is to close its plant in Finland’s southern city of Tampere due to the impact of Russia’s food embargo, the RBC news website reported Wednesday. Fifty people are to lose their jobs as a result of the closure.
Dairy industry hit by low milk consumption, cheaper imports
Unsold milk keeps piling up in storages and attempts to use it to make cheese, about the only dairy product still selling in the market, have been foiled by heavy imports, industry officials said Tuesday.
Coles confirms its home-brand milk comes from powder, retracts
Coles found itself in an embarrassing slip up on where its home brand milk comes from just one day after it faced accusations it was failing to stock producer brands.
Dairy milk wars: Woolworths, Coles face social media backlash for ‘favouring’ home brands
SUPERMARKET giants Coles and Woolworths have denied ordering staff to stop restocking branded milk to push home-brand options.
US supermarket chain to build giant milk processing plant
Walmart, one of the largest supermarkets in the US, is to establish a milk processing plant in Indiana in the US. The plant, which is to create more than 200 jobs ranging from milk processing to transportation by the end of 2017, is being built to provide the supermarket with its own milk supply and […]