The British
dairy processor First Milk has announced plans to close its Maelor cheese packing facility near Wrexham in Wales by the end of May 2014.
Not exact matches
The UK
dairy industry is dominated by three big processors — Arla Foods UK, Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman Dairies — along with two large, vertically integrated farmer - owned co-operatives — Milk Link and First
dairy industry is dominated by three big
processors — Arla Foods UK,
Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman Dairies — along with two large, vertically integrated farmer - owned co-operatives — Milk Link and First
Dairy Crest and Robert Wiseman
Dairies — along with two large, vertically integrated farmer - owned co-operatives — Milk Link and
First Milk.
Dairy Crest was the
first of several UK milk
processors to delay its price reduction, issuing a statement on its intentions last Thursday.
Last June, the decision was taken by the EU's
dairy management committee to temporarily revoke subsidies on all exported
dairy products for the
first time in the export refund scheme's 40 year history, amidst record payouts for the products from
processors.
«We were the
first dairy processor to elevate milk from a commodity to a specialty food by establishing the North Coast Excellence Certified (NCEC) program — setting some of the most rigorous standards in the
dairy industry which surpass those of the state and federal governments.
The move has been welcomed by some as an important
first step in protecting farmers, though comes amidst
processor concerns over sustainable
dairy payments following a number of high profile strikes by milk producers across Europe during the year.
Lakeland
Dairies, became the
first processor to announce its milk price for June supplies increasing its price by 1c / L to 33c / L including VAT.
Arla Foods UK was the
first of the UK's major
dairy processors to crumble under farmer pressure.
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.
Kerry Agribusiness is proud of our grass - based, sustainable milk supply and were the
first major milk
processor in Ireland to have achieved 100 % SDAS (Sustainable
Dairy Assurance Scheme) Certification under the Bord Bia Origin Green scheme.
Allansford historian Graeme McLeod says when WCB
first started operation, there was some scepticism about the need for a
dairy processor.
In 2008, like all other conventional prices, the price for organic feed for
dairy cows and other livestock shot up so quickly — without milk
processors and marketers paying farmers more to make up the gap — that for the
first time in history, conventional
dairy farmers were making more than organic (conventional milk prices were at unprecedented highs)!