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As production of raw milk is shrinking, there is no reason to expect that dairy production will have grown in 2017. However, the total volume of milk processed in 2016 has not changed much in comparison with that of 2015, when the decrease was very rapid. There is even some increase in production of some dairy prod...

Due to both seasonality and low demand prices on the external markets production of casein has almost ceased in Ukraine. However, a number of dairy market operators still have a certain amount of the product in store. They still hope for a casein price increase. In the meantime, tra...

The audit has been held in Kalanchak butter factory, during which 98 violations of legal acts on labor protection were revealed and 3 officials were brought to administrative responsibility. The Director of the enterprise was issued the relevant act and regulations, time limits for elimination of violations are set. 35% of the violations at the factory were eliminated immediately befor...

On 29 December 2016 the Supreme administrative court of Finland made a decision on the case of basic prices for milk in Finland in 2010-2012. It was agreed that Valio had used its dominant market position to lower the prices for the purchase of raw milk, noted in the report of the Finnish press service of the company. The court confirmed the fine of € 70 million. Vesa Kaunisto, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Valio, says that this decision will not affect the price paid for raw milk to farmers. The decision means that the competit...

The experts of the dairy industry of India during the fifth regional seminar IFCN discussed which development strategies of the dairy industry suit better for different regions of the country. Dairy market in India: opinions differ — will India be an importer or an exporter? In any case, the rules of the game have changed. And to move on, o...

In the January-November period, China imported about 2 mln tons of dairy products, which is 22.9% more compared to the same period of 2015 (in the year-on-year period). In value terms import indexes has grown to $6 billion (up12.6%). It is reported by the Analytical department of Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine . China imports decreased in volumes for only skim milk powder &mdash...

After a certain stabilization milk purchase prices have demonstrated another jump. Most likely this is the last substantial growth of prices this year. Analytical department of Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine announced this information. Milk production continues to decline. 9 million 738 thousand tons of milk was produced in Ukraine for e...

After relatively stable from the point of view of profitability business of 2012-2013, when the selling price of milk of «extra» variety for farms was in the range of EUR 0.40 per kg, in 2014, we received a very rapid and prolonged decline in purchase prices for milk. Since February 2015 to October 2016 the price moved in a sideways corridor in the range of 0.16-0.18 Euro/kg....

IFA National Livestock Committee Chairman Angus Woods said this week a strong live export trade for calves is essential for competition and to maintain a supply/demand balance in the Irish beef sector capable at delivering viable prices to farmers. Angus Woods said over recent weeks IFA has been working on various issues to assist the trade in 2017, including meetings with a number of the key exporters and the Department of Agriculture. Mr Wo...

The calendar year is coming to the end, and only now the raw material market is getting a little «cooler» from price racing, which began in July-August and lasted for the last six months. Processors have already come to terms with reality and are not trying to maintain volumes of milk at any price because in a week there will be a festive surplus. In general, the market seems to have e...