It’s always the same story: a barn to rebuild, struggles finding workers, not enough land to reliably grow forage and other crops… the dairy is shutting down. It is a sad story, common to more and more places where dairy…
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MPP: the new safety net for the US milk producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) formally announced enrollment for the new dairy Market Protection Programme (MPP). It’s a voluntary programme which provides financial assistance to the farmers when the difference between the price of milk and feed costs falls…
Tagged with: Market Protection Programme, MPP, National Milk Producers Federation, USDA
Posted in Farming, United States
Posted in Farming, United States
Italian dairy export & import Jan-Apr 2014
Exports of milk and dairy products increased by 6.7% in volume, and by 9.8% in value in the period January-April 2014 compared to the same period of previous year. Fresh Cheeses like Mozzarella and Ricotta were up by 11.2% in…
Posted in Dairy export, Italy
The relevance of PDO cheeses for the Italian dairy sector
Cheeses with PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) have a strategic importance for the Italian dairy sector. 51% of total Italian cow’s milk is processed into PDO cheeses and their volume of production is the highest among all PDO and PGI…
Italy: Dairy export January-November 2013
Official ISTAT figures show a general increase in the export of Italian cheeses ranging between +2.55% for the category Asiago, Montasio, Ragusano, Caciocavallo and +18.64 % for fresh cheeses including Mascarpone. During the first 11 months of last year, a…
China, launching ramp for the world dairy trade
China is one of the dairy import leaders with a continuous upward trend. In 2013 there was a 44.9% increase on 2012 for milk powder, butter and cheese. The increase for fluid milk was 65.58%; it was +14.71% for whey…
Prices at GDT hits the top
The average price at Global Dairy Trade hit $ 5,025 a tonne, up 1.7% from the previous auction two weeks ago and up 46% from a year ago. This price reflects the increase from higher value products, first of all…
Tagged with: Ireland milk production, Milk Protein Concentrate (MPC), UK milk production
Posted in Milk, New Zealand, Quotations, United Kingdom
Posted in Milk, New Zealand, Quotations, United Kingdom
