Overcapacity plagues China’s dairy sector as demand dumps

China’s dairy industry is facing an overproduction issue due to weak consumer demand, as agricultural authorities chip in to ramp up subsidies and tackle the looming crisis. Dairy farmers in multiple provinces — including Hebei, Inner Mongolia, and Shandong — are experiencing difficulties in selling fresh milk and are facing losses amid low selling prices, … Read more

Western US milk and cream report | Dairy

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Why NZ dairy exporters don’t stand to profit from crash in French milk production strength

Two friendly Limousin cattle beasts. The beef and dairy industries have expressed disappointment at aspects of an EU free trade deal’s benefits. Photo/Supplied Alarm in the French dairy industry about shrinking cow and farm numbers with predictions of worse to come is no comfort to New Zealand dairy exporters disappointed with the NZ-EU free trade … Read more

Lee Mielke: Disappointing butter drawdown | Dairy

Dairy product prices saw minor changes in the holiday-shortened week between Christmas and New Year’s but Tuesday’s GDT brought pressure on the market’s re-opening. After jumping 14.50 cents the previous week, the cheddar blocks climbed to $2.16 per pound last Thursday, the highest since Nov. 22, but closed the last Friday of 2022 at $2.1350, … Read more

Biomethane Plant Proposed for Central Washington State | Local

The city and port of Sunnyside have agreed to spend $12 million developing infrastructure for a potential industrial park, including a renewable natural gas facility. Pacific Ag, an agricultural waste company, has proposed a 60-acre facility with anaerobic digesters that turn livestock and agricultural waste into renewable natural gas, or biomethane. The plant could have … Read more

Lee Mielke: Disappointing Butter Drawdown | Dairy

November US butter stocks saw a less-than-expected drawdown from October, likely due to the high prices that peaked in October at a record $3.2675 per pound. However, stocks were still down from a year ago. The Agriculture Department’s latest Cold Storage report reported Nov. 30 butter holdings totaled 199.7 million pounds, down just 40 million … Read more

Haskell – How to Scale Your Alt Protein Startup from Benchtop to Production

With extensive industry experience and fully integrated design and construction teams, Haskell provides turnkey facilities that make great ideas happen. The United States is essentially a nation of carnivores, with meat consumption hitting 264 pounds per person in 2020. But Americans are also becoming more conscious about the impact of meat consumption on their health … Read more

Mother Dairy hikes milk prices again

Mother Dairy, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), on Tuesday spiked mil prices in Delhi-NCR region by Rs 2/ liter, citing a rise in input costs. This is the fifth round of increase in milk prices this year announced by the firm, a leading milk supplier in Delhi-NCR. Mother Dairy … Read more

Victorian dairy workers fight for industry-wide hot weather policies, including paid leave

As summer heats up in Victoria, dairy workers across the state are getting ready to take historic action to fight for more guaranteed rights on days of extreme weather. Key points: Dairy workers are fighting to implement stricter rules for their workplaces on high heat days They are reporting increasingly hot days and a lack … Read more

PA Dairy Uses Industry Relationships to Make Cheese Dreams Come True | Dairy News

CHESTER SPRINGS, PA. — In a state that is ranked eighth in total milk production nationally, there are 5,200 dairy farms. That is the second-largest number of dairy farms across the nation, more than every state except Wisconsin. Pennsylvania is a leader in the production of several dairy products as well, including butter, ice cream … Read more