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A miniature calf named Lil' Bill who was born one-tenth of the size of his average-sized counterparts has been tipped to be the world's smallest cow. Lil' Bill, who weighs a mere 4.5kg, became an overnight sensation last week when his owners took him to the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine in ...

The drying season in Ukraine is almost over. Several dairies still remain in operation, the ones that use raw milk produced by rural households keeing cows. The price of this milk has not particularly risen since summer. The profitability of the milk powder production is very low, and not so much because of the low cost of the milk powder itself, but because of the problems with sale of&n...

Purchase prices for milk from industrial enterprises in November showed seasonal growth. The main drivers of prices increase were processors that produce whole-milk products and require constant flow of fresh raw milk and large export-oriented cheese makers. This was reported by analyst of Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine (AMP) Yana Muzychenko. The average price for Extra Grade milk in November was 10.16 UAH/kg inclusiv...

Milk production is steady to slightly down in South America, as temperatures continue increasing as the summer season approaches. However, in Brazil, Perú, and Ecuador, cows' milk output is still growing while the highest seasonal peak is close (generally between December and January). Milk and cream volumes are enough to cover most manufacturing requests, while the retail/food service demands for bottled milk, cheese, yogurt, milk caramel, and butter are robust. SMP export...

Irish milk prices were almost 2.5c/l below the average paid by 17 of Europe's top dairies for September supplies. While the dairies surveyed paid an average of 34.69c/l, Glanbia was 2.49c/l under this figure at 32.21c/l, while Dairygold was 2.39c/l under on 32.30c/l, and Kerry was 1.26c/l belo...

There is no significant growth of dairy exports. Export prices remain low and sales of many dairy products are falling both because of unattractive prices and because of a seasonql decrease of dairy production. But still, in October, external shipments became more active. In comparison with September, figures of exports increased in almost all positions of dairy products and for some...

Much of Australia has been hot and dry. Only scattered areas received some rain last week. In Northern Australia, new season hay is limited. This has led to hay from southern areas moving north to meet demand. High feed costs are of increasing concern among dairy producers and herd culling is possible to reduce the need to purchase feed. A number of lawsuits concerning rights to groundwater have been working their way. Some farmers situated above natural aquifers have been limited as to how much water can be&n...

The European Union dairy export, in September 2018, showed a decrease both in quantity (-0.4%) and in value (-2.6%) compared to September 2017. Considering the export of dairy products, the average milk value is 39.25 €/100 kg. Cheese export is steady: +0.7% in quantity and +1% in value. In the Fresh Cheese sector, a decrease of 4% was recorded with lower exports to Switzerland and South ko...

In Australia, spring is moving closer. There was little rain in most of the country during the last two weeks. Hay from the new season is reaching the market and this is welcome to many dairy producers who have low carryover stocks. Feed grain prices remain at high levels in much of Australia. Milk production in Australia, in the first three months of the 2018−19 season, recorded -3.3% compared to July-September 2017. The content of fat and protein was also lo...

Milk production continues to increase in South America. At this point, there is an excess of milk without a processing destination, since some manufacturing plants are closing, while others are in transition of ownership and/or in the process of restructuration. Many dairy farmers continue struggling with economic issues as operational costs remain high and farm gate prices are relatively low. Demand for milk caramel, yogurt, and cheese is strong...