Western US milk and cream report | Dairy

Country United States of AmericaUS Virgin IslandsUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsCanadaMexico, United Mexican StatesBahamas, Commonwealth of theCuba, Republic ofDominican RepublicHaiti, Republic ofJamaicaAfghanistanAlbania, People’s Socialist Republic ofAlgeria, People’s Democratic Republic ofAmerican SamoaAndorra, Principality ofAngola, Republic ofAnguillaAntarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S)Antigua and BarbudaArgentina, Argentine RepublicArmeniaArubaAustralia, Commonwealth ofAustria, Republic ofAzerbaijan, Republic ofBahrain, Kingdom ofBangladesh, People’s … 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

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

Norco’s Christmas bonus for dairy farmers despite $27.5 million record loss

Farmers supplying Australia’s largest dairy co-operative Norco will receive an additional 10 cents per liter for milk supplied on Christmas day. Key points: Norco says its Christmas bonus will cost the co-operative about $100,000 It follows a disastrous year for the processor which reported a $27.5 million loss Its Lismore ice cream factory was also … Read more

Western US milk and cream report | Dairy

Country United States of AmericaUS Virgin IslandsUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsCanadaMexico, United Mexican StatesBahamas, Commonwealth of theCuba, Republic ofDominican RepublicHaiti, Republic ofJamaicaAfghanistanAlbania, People’s Socialist Republic ofAlgeria, People’s Democratic Republic ofAmerican SamoaAndorra, Principality ofAngola, Republic ofAnguillaAntarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S)Antigua and BarbudaArgentina, Argentine RepublicArmeniaArubaAustralia, Commonwealth ofAustria, Republic ofAzerbaijan, Republic ofBahrain, Kingdom ofBangladesh, People’s … Read more

Consumers turn to mass club as they seek lower grocery prices amid rising inflation

With inflation driving up the price of all foods and beverages a staggering 28.8% in October 2022 vs October 2019, 80% of consumers reported shopping for groceries differently, according to the data published earlier this month. While the most popular money-saving measures include looking for sales and deals more often, a strategy employed by 55% … Read more

Lee Mielke: Production estimate raised again | Dairy

The Agriculture Department’s milk production forecast for 2022 was raised in the November. 9 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, while the 2023 estimate remained unchanged. The dairy cow inventory for both years was lowered. 2022 production and marketing were estimated at 227.0 billion and 225.9 billion pounds, respectively, up 100 million pounds on … Read more

Western US milk and cream report | Dairy

Country United States of AmericaUS Virgin IslandsUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsCanadaMexico, United Mexican StatesBahamas, Commonwealth of theCuba, Republic ofDominican RepublicHaiti, Republic ofJamaicaAfghanistanAlbania, People’s Socialist Republic ofAlgeria, People’s Democratic Republic ofAmerican SamoaAndorra, Principality ofAngola, Republic ofAnguillaAntarctica (the territory South of 60 deg S)Antigua and BarbudaArgentina, Argentine RepublicArmeniaArubaAustralia, Commonwealth ofAustria, Republic ofAzerbaijan, Republic ofBahrain, Kingdom ofBangladesh, People’s … Read more

Food prices increase at huge 14-year high

Pak’n Save, Countdown and The Warehouse are put to the test to find out where to buy NZ’s cheapest groceries. Video / NZ Herald The annual food price increase has reached a 14-year high of 10.1 per cent. And inflation is having a big effect on shopping habits as half of all customers report being … Read more

When dairy prices plummeted, this farm turned into cheese. And it worked | Nation

Four years ago the Frye family — seventh generation farmers in Westmoreland County — became anxious about the future. Fueling their worries were the prices that Pennsylvania’s farmers were getting for their milk, which were on their dairy way to a seven-year low by May 2020, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Some farmers … Read more