Period: May 27 – June 21, 2019 In Australia, cooler weather and frost have moved into some areas. Dairy Producers secure hay and feed to last through the winter. Available hay supplies are especially tight in Southern and Western Australia. …

More Butter and WMP in storage [News Oceania n°12/2019] Read More »

Attilio Zanetti, vice president of the European Dairy Association, the European federation based in Brussels that brings together all the European dairy associations of the EU Member States, the italian Assolatte included, confides his concerns to us about the commercial …

US President Trump increasing import tariffs: would it be a crisis for Italian Cheeses? [Interview] Read More »

Period: May 13 – 24, 2019 Milk production in Australia, in the month of April 2019, decreased by 13.7% compared to the same month in 2018, due to the continuous drought and the high costs of inputs. The overall trend …

Drought crimps Fonterra’s milk production [News Oceania n°11/2019] Read More »

China’s GDP is expected to slow down in 2019, compared to 2018 (+6.3% against 6.6%), but demand for dairy products remains high in the first four months of the year. Between January and April of this year Chinese imports grew …

China increases dairy imports, the U.S. are penalised Read More »

World production World Corn production for the 2019-20 season, which will begin on September 1, 2019, is estimated at the record level of 1133.78 Mio Tons, +1.3% compared to the current 2018-19 season. With a decrease in initial stocks and …

Corn production: record forecasts for the new season Read More »

Tagged with: ,

2017 world milk production increased by 1.6% and population grew by 1.1%. The growth of cow milk production (thanks also to the technology developments, sanitary controls, genetic research, nutrition…) goes along with a wealthier population. There are geographical areas, such …

Population Growth and Milk Supplies Read More »

European dairy exports closed the first quarter of 2019 positively: + 7.7% in volume and + 4.9% in value. The highest growth trends were for Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP), Packaged Milk, Condensed Milk, Yogurt and Lactose. Exports of Butter and …

EU-28 SMP export: boom to South-East Asia Read More »

Period: April 29 – May 10, 2019 Milk production in Australia decreased by 10.6% in March 2019 y-o-y. On a cumulative basis, production recorded -6.7% in the first nine months of 2018-19 season. Some analysts are not terribly optimistic that …

Lower demand from China may impact New Zealand export [News Oceania n°10/2019] Read More »

The United States shipped, in March 2019, 195,163 tons of dairy products, -10.9% compared to March 2018, influenced by the negative trend in sales of Whey Powder and Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP). The decline in sales of SMP (-9.3%) reflects …

U.S. dairy exports are slowing, except for Fresh Cheese Read More »

Period: April 15 – 26, 2019 Limited supplies of new season hay are available in Northern and Southern Australia. More expensive hay is still being transported from other regions. Government subsidies remain available to help producers through this difficult period. …

Butter and Cheddar prices moved higher [News Oceania n°9/2019] Read More »