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Stronger milk prices to drive US milk production up in 2018
John Boylan
The all milk price in the US, which is comparable to Ireland’s creamery average milk price, is forecast at the equivalent of 35.20c/l to 37.21c/l for 2018.
8 April 2017 News
World food prices fell in March
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) found that food prices fell last month.
11 March 2017 News
US milk production to rise by 2.3% in 2017
The forecast for US milk production in 2017 has been increased from 98.818m tonnes to 98.863m tonnes.
Food getting more expensive
World food prices continued their upward trend in October, according to the FAO (Food and Agriculture Agency of the United Nations) food price index.
12 November 2016 World
New Zealand's smaller co-op Tatua doing well
Tiny New Zealand co-op Tatua has announced a payout of $6.30/kg milk solids (31.15c/l) to its farmer suppliers for milk supplied in the 2015/16 season.
1 October 2016 International
Fonterra opens 30,000-cow farm centre in China
Fonterra’s Ying Hub is the latest farm development in China. The development consists of three separate farms with a capacity to farm 30,000 cows, of which 16,000 will be milking cows.
17 September 2016 News
US Dannon to cut sugar levels in yogurt
Yogurt sales in the US have more than doubled in the last 15 years.
16 July 2016 News
General Mills drives organic growth by partnering with Organic Valley
US multinational manufacturer of consumer foods, including Yoplait and Haagen-Dazs, has partnered with Organic Valley from Wisconsin.
11 June 2016 World
Milk versus fizzy drinks in Scotland
The National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland has taken a fresh approach to providing a healthy option at the sandwich counter in all major retailers.
28 May 2016 News
Independent UK cheese manufacturer launches new high-protein cheese
With protein-enriched milk all the rage among fitness enthusiasts, an English dairy processor is applying the same idea to cheese.
8 May 2016 News
Indian dairy farmers bucked the trend of global milk price collapse
India's dairy farmers fared much better than their counterparts in the world’s leading export countries during the latest crash in milk prices.
6 May 2016 News
Danone withdraws its Karicare brand from China
The French food giant has pulled its Karicare infant formula brand from Chinese retail shelves
3 April 2016 International