Period: January 8 – 19, 2018 Milk deliveries in Argentina are mostly unchanged from recent weeks. Wet weather continues to provide some challenges to dairy farmers for managing cow comfort. In Uruguay the comfortable temperatures still support milk deliveries, which in November were …

SMP and WMP export prices slightly increased in South America [News South America n°2/2018] Read More »

Period: January 8 – 19, 2018 As January temperatures increase, hay demand has grown in the far south of Australia, due to light rainfall. However, Cyclone Joyce brought unprecedented rainfall across Western Australia, generally benefitting pastures there. In many parts …

Fonterra sells fresh milk in China through Alibaba [News Oceania n°2/2018] Read More »

Global production for the season 2017-18 is unchanged both for Corn (1044.6 Mio t) and Soybean (348.6 Mio t) compared to December outlook. Corn production is forecast lower for Russia, based on harvest results to date, Vietnam, due to the …

Increasing Global and U.S. stocks for Corn and Soybean [Corn and Soybean – n°1/2018] Read More »

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by Erhard Richarts, Dairy Market Consultant, Chairman of  IFE (Informations- und Forschungszentrum für Ernährungswirtschaft e. V., Kiel) Milk and dairy markets will be characterized in the first half of 2018 by increasing supplies of milk resulting in ongoing growth of …

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Period: December 11, 2017 – January 5, 2018 During the past two weeks, wet weather negatively affected milk production in Argentina. On the other hand, these rains produced a considerable relief of dryness in the main corn and soybean areas of the country. The Uruguayan …

Pros and cons of the wet weather in South America [News South America n°1/2018] Read More »

Period: December 11, 2017 – January 5, 2018 After a slow start to the current dairy season in Australia, milk production is gaining momentum and in the period July-November 2017 was 3.07% higher than in the same period of 2016. …

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South East Asia is becoming the most important area for the trade of dairy products. In the period January-November 2017, it imported semi-processed products and processed products amounting to 3.717.000 tons, 10% more than the same period of the previous …

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In the first 10 months of 2017, EU dairy export increased in volume (+6%) and in value (+16.8%), compared to the same period of the previous year. In fact, from January to October, 4.36 million tons of dairy products were …

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Global Corn production for the season 2017-18 is projected higher at 1044.7 Mio t (+0.1% from November outlook), while the global Soybean production is projected slightly lower at 348.5 Mio t (-0.1%). Corn production is raised in China (215.9 Mio …

U.S. Soybean export projected down on strong competition from South America [Corn and Soybean – n°12/2017] Read More »

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Period: November 27 – December 8, 2017 In Argentina and Uruguay warmer summer temperatures are gradually boosting heat stress on dairy cows. As a consequence, milk production is decreasing, but still sufficient to meet manufacturing needs. Milkfat and protein contents in milk …

Steady SMP and WMP prices in South America [News South America n°9/2017] Read More »

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