By Observatory of the Argentine Dairy Chain – OCLA, Foundation for the Promotion and Development of Argentine Dairy – FunPEL General features The pandemic / quarantine / vaccines effect generates different direct and indirect impacts on employment, inflation, and the…
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Will Chinese demand continue to fuel prices in Oceania? [The Austral - March 2021]
The Austral news concentrates the latest information on the dairy market in Oceania and South America. Oceania: New Zealand export expands in the North Asia In Australia, recent rainfall could lead to an improvement in pasture growth, supporting milk production and reducing the need…
Posted in Oceania_, South America
The Evolution of the U.S. Dairy Sector
From Andrew M. Novakovic, E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics Emeritus - Cornell University, New York The U.S. dairy farming sector is a miracle wrapped in a tragedy. It is a story of amazing success. Since the middle of the 20th…
Posted in Farming, United States
Milk Production and Prices: the impact of summer weather [The Austral - February 2021]
The Austral news concentrates the latest information on the dairy market in South America and Oceania. South America: Summer weather affects milk and feed production Milk deliveries in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay in 2020 were significantly higher than in 2019,…
Brazil increases dairy imports to meet domestic demand [News South America January 2021]
Climate and Crops In South America, and especially in Argentina, the drought present in the last months of 2020 has reduced the forecast for corn and soybean yields. In January, however, rain showers improved the conditions of the crops, but…
Argentina WMP export jumps [News South America n°16/2020]
Period: November 9 – December 4, 2020 Milk production in South America is decreasing after reaching the peak of the season in October. Due to the high temperatures of early summer, the heat stress in dairy cows is increasing. The…
Soybean: prices and market updates | November 2020 [VIDEO]
World Soybean Production is expected to grow for the new season, driven by the United States and Brazil, while China is confirmed as the main destination for the export of Soybean. Soy prices increased in November in the main global…
Oceania focuses on Butter and SMP [News Oceania n°16/2020]
Period: November 9 – 20, 2020 Milk production in Australia in the period June – September 2020 increased by 2.0% compared to the same period of the previous year. Positive variations have been recorded also for fat (+4.3%) and protein…
Brazil: low milk production and increasing imports [News South America n°15/2020]
Period: October 26 – November 6, 2020 Milk production has generally stagnated after peaking over the past couple of weeks in the main dairy basins of South America. Scattered showers have relieved dry conditions in the south region of the…
Australian exporters seek new partnerships in South-East Asia [News Oceania n°15/2020]
Period: October 26 – November 6, 2020 In Australia there is optimism among Milk producers. Pastures are better than in the previous year and many producers are able to grow more hay or to buy it at lower prices. Australian…
