Period: April 18 – 29, 2016 AUSTRALIA Milk production: Expectations are for milk output this season to fall below the last season. Two primary factors often cited are feed tightness and high priced water for irrigation of pastures. NEW ZEALAND Milk …

Cheddar prices in Oceania at historic low levels in April [News Oceania n°9/2016] Read More »

China imports in March 2016 compared to March 2015 increased in volumes for: Bulk and pack. milk (+83.4%) SMP (+38.3%) Whey Powder (+37.5%) WMP (+31.0%) Infant milk formula (+29.3%) Butter (+18.9%) Cheese (+7.3%) The main Exporters of Cheese in the …

Recovery in Chinese dairy import (Jan-Mar +37%) Read More »

Period: April 4 – 15, 2016 MILK PRODUCTION Australia *: -0.74% (Jul 15 – Feb 16 vs. Jul 14 – Feb 15) New Zealand *: -1.81% (Jun 15 – Feb 16 vs. Jun 14 – Feb 15) BUTTER (82%): prices weakened following GlobalDairyTrade …

Australia: dairy commodities production decreased [News Oceania n°8/2016] Read More »

EU-28 exports in February 2016 compared to February 2015 increased in volumes for: Butter (+44.9%) Whey Powder (+19.0%) Cheese (+17.6%) SMP (+9.3%) WMP (+0.8%) decreased for: Infant milk formula (-3.3%) Condensed Milk (-6.7%) The main regions importing European dairy products …

EU-28: considerable increase in butter and cheese exports (Jan-Feb 2016) Read More »

The monthly report of April 2016 released by the United States Department of Agriculture (World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report – WASDE) shows for the season 2015-16 the estimates of an increasing global production for Corn (972.13 Mio t, …

Corn and Soybeans n°4/2016: USDA raises Argentina production forecast Read More »

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United States exports in February 2016 compared to February 2015 increased in volumes for: Butter (+54.8%) SMP (+16.1%) Lactose Pharmaceutical (+13.2%) Whey Powder (+2.3%) United States imports in February 2016 compared to February 2015 increased in volumes for: Butter (+56.9%) …

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Period: March 21 – April 1, 2016 AUSTRALIA Weather situation: rains in Northern Australia have helped pasture growth in coastal regions. Milk Producers: hay trading has been slow. In Western Australia currently stable hay prices are expected to increase. In Northern Australia …

Oceania: dairy commodities prices unchanged [News Oceania n°7/2016] Read More »

2015 (Jan-Dec) trade balance is as follows: The value of exports increased by 2.9% (+73 Mio €) The value of imports decreased by 13.8% (-492 Mio €) As for the volumes, Italy in 2015 presents the following overview: the Italian …

Italy: positive commercial dairy balance in 2015 (Jan-Dec) Read More »

China imports in February 2016 compared to February 2015 increased in volumes for Bulk and pack. milk (+88.2%) Butter (+70.8%) Cheese (+54.8%) Infant milk formula (+37.7%) Whey Powder (+19.0%) SMP (+0.7%) while decreased for WMP (-26.1%) The main Exporters of …

Import: China enjoys cheese and butter Read More »

Period: March 7 – 18, 2016 AUSTRALIA Milk production: it is considered too late to recover the lower milk production during this season, even if weather improves. Weather situation: most of January continued the weather of December, with hot and dry …

Oceania: lower milk production doesn’t stop decline in commodity prices [News Oceania n°6/2016] Read More »