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Only modest milk production growth expected in 2019 due to challenging environment. The 2018 theme of slowing global milk production in the largest milk-producing countries will continue in 2019, according to Rabobank’s «Dairy Quarterly Q4 2018....

EU-28 remains the main supplier of China (view graph), followed by New Zealand, which has declining export quantities in the first 10 months of 2018, compared to the same period of last year. The US export remains stable despite the tensions on duties following the trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. In October China increased its import by 12,4%thanks to the favourable quotations, grown by 1.5% on a trend basis. Powders, pharmaceutical use lactose and packaged milk l...

The casein season is almost over. Only a couple of dairies continue production of small amounts of casein to fulfill old contracts. The business is not inspiring, no proper price both for casein itself and for by-product butter. Traders buy the remains of technical acid casein at 5000−5200 USD/t. Prices are low, but importers' considerations are clearc — this the realitity of the world dair...

The EU-28 dairy export, in October, recovered in quantity (+12.5%) and in value (+6.8%). The export of Cheese, strategic product for EU due to the intrinsic dairy tradition, improved. The main target markets are those with the highest spending power: United States, Japan, Switzerland and Australia. In particular, an increase in Fresh Cheese trend was reported: +20.4% in quantity and +16.2% in value, thanks to significant growth in South Korea (+103%), but also...

Milk production in Australia in October 2018, the seasonal pick’s month, was lower than October 2017, recording -5.7%. The total production of the first 4 months of the dairy season, July-October 2018, was 3.2 million liters (-4% compared to the same period of 2017). There were production increases in Tasmania and South Australia, two states that together account for only 14% of Australian milk production. The worst hit states for milk production are Vic...

European dairy looks set to expand over the coming 12 years, according to an outlook report conducted by the European Commission for the medium-term future. The «EU Agricultural Outlook for Markets and Income 2018−2030', published during the week, outlines predictions for European agriculture based on macroeconomic assumptions de...

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...