By Keith Nuthall Serious concerns were raised at the European Parliament over the impending abolition of European Union (EU) milk production quotas, as
dairy prices continue to fall.
Not exact matches
Even if California production declines,
continuing development of organic
dairy production in the traditional milk - shed states, lower feed grain
prices, and diversity in the business models used for organic
dairy production could support expansion of the U.S. organic
dairy sector.
«The
continued expansion of world demand, resulting from global population and economic growth and increasing preference for
dairy products are expected to be the main drivers, fuelling EU exports and sustaining commodity
prices,» said the EC report.
«This imbalance and the challenge of lower
prices continuing for longer than anticipated is a global issue, which
dairy farmers around the world are increasingly grappling with.
«It is still early in the season, and we expect
continuing volatility as reflected in
price improvements in recent Global
Dairy Trade auctions.
Chairman John Wilson said the farmgate milk
price forecast has been reduced due to the
continued significant imbalance in the global
dairy market between weak demand and surplus supply.
«The Australian
dairy industry has to get real about milk
prices and find ways to adjust to the new lower milk
price environment that we expect is likely to
continue next season.»
Dairy Crest has been praised for its «Churchillian» decision to defer its planned raw milk
price reduction while it
continues talks with protesting farmers.
7) Public hearings must be held to investigate the effect the
continued use of protein products derived from milk, including casein, milk protein concentrate (MPC), ultra-filtered milk, etc. have had on the farm
price for milk and the
price consumers are paying for milk and
dairy products and to determine safety and nutritional impacts of these proteins on human health.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) denies the
price fixing charges while
Dairy Crest said it had co-operated fully with the OFT's investigations over the past three years, and would
continue to do so.
The company said it represented strong performance in the context of low global
dairy commodity
prices, significant increase in global
dairy production and
continuing sanctions in Russia affecting global supply and demand.
«Our intention is to
continue building on our track record for offering producers a competitive standard milk
price, and this increase reaffirms our position as a leading buyer of farm gate milk for the fresh milk sector,» says Pete Nicholson, milk procurement director at Robert Wiseman
Dairies.
Public hearings
continue today in the Senate's inquiry into the impact of supermarket
price decisions on the
dairy industry.
Despite demand for
dairy remaining strong, particularly in China and other parts of Asia and Latin America, Fonterra said strong production in Europe and
continued high levels of EU intervention and stockpiles of skim milk powder has lowered
prices.
The USDA estimated that the US
dairy industry will produce 21.8 bn lbs of milk in 2018, while slightly lower than 2017 production, the supply still outweighs market demand causing milk
prices to
continue to drop.
The FAO said the sudden surge in
dairy prices was caused by the normal seasonal reduction in southern hemisphere production, in the context of
continued firm demand for
dairy products.
Meanwhile, Mars Ice Cream is concerned about commodity
prices and plans to
continue watching international demand for
dairy inputs that carry potential to drive up costs.
While conventional
dairy processors
continue to fret over increasing
prices for milk powder and other ingredients, a leading US organic group believes that current conditions in the commodities market will
continue to boost industry...
Volatile
dairy prices are likely to
continue in the mid term at least, New Zealand Fonterra has warned, signaling a need for on - going margin vigilance for food makers using
dairy derivatives.
Drought in New Zealand and
continued strong buying from Russia and China are expected to keep international
dairy commodity
prices buoyant in early 2011, according to Rabobank.
The EU's
dairy management committee last week revoked subsidies on all exported
dairy products for the first time in 40 years, as increased demand amongst processors and consumers
continues to drive up
prices.
FOND DU LAC — As the number of
dairy farms in Wisconsin
continues to drop and milk
prices continue at a level below or close to the cost of production, some
dairy organizations in the state are beginning to say «Enough is enough!»
USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates puts
dairy prices lower heading into 2018, and yet the trend
continues to keep ample supplies of heifers.
On a macro level,
dairy pricing will
continue to further be influenced by global events.
The latest increase reflects the
continued upward movement in global
dairy prices in recent times.
PETER RYAN: And while changing economic forces are hurting Australian
dairy farmers with plunging commodity
prices, Gao Yingxin says China can't get enough
dairy products and will want more as its demographics
continue to change.
Members of New York's Congressional delegation are working to provide some financial relief to
dairy farmers who
continue to suffer from depressed milk
prices.
As the state's
dairy farmers
continue to navigate a tailspin caused by reduced demand and changes in Canada's milk classification policies, the lawmaker is prioritizing fixing the Margin Protection Program (MPP), an initiative to safeguard farmers against fluctuating
prices.
State and federal officials have offered a flurry of solutions to stave off the bleeding, including U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who has introduced legislation that would create a new «
price floor» for milk that would help the state's
dairy farmers
continue operating while milk
prices are historically low.
Bracken has never been sick, and his family
continues to follow the basic principles of the Weston A
Price diet, with the exclusion of some
dairy products that were found to be bothersome.
Unless and until the
dairy farmers make it easier to acquire and use cheese in new recipes, our major pizza makers will
continue to dictate what's on offer in our cheese - based diets and dictate as well the
price we... and, ultimately, the public pay.