Dairy
'Suspending the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) will not solve anything'
Ceasing the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) will not solve the supply and demand imbalance said the Managing Director of Fonterra...
Dairy
Dairy
France to call for intervention price increase at emergency Council meeting
The French Minister for Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll will call for an intervention price increase at next months emergency meeting of...
Dairy
GDT price falls 'driven by sentiment rather than fundamentals'
Recent sharp falls at Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction are being driven by weak market sentiment rather than dairy...
Dairy
Fonterra fined €115,000 after causing a local stink
Fonterra, the New Zealand dairy giant, has been fined NZ$192,000 (€115,000) after it discharged buttermilk in a South Taranaki treatment pond...
Dairy
Prices slump again at Global Dairy Trade
Dairy product prices fell again at the most recent Fonterra Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. The event represents the tenth negative...
Dairy
Further dairy protests planned for Northern Ireland
Approximately 150 dairy farmers protested outside Tesco and ASDA supermarkets in Enniskillen last night. Co. Tyrone milk producer William Maxwell was...
Beef
Dairy cull up 7% in Northern Ireland - LMC
The Northern Irish cow kill is 46% higher this week than the corresponding week last year reports the Livestock and...
Dairy
World milk production jumped by 850,000t in first 5 months of 2015
At world level, milk production increased by some 825 000 t in the first 5 months of the year, mainly due to...
Dairy
'Northern processors may go bust if dairy downturn continues'
Northern Ireland’s dairy processing sector is operating at a significant loss, according to Fane Valley Chief Executive Trevor Lockhart. Speaking...
Dairy
European protests show 'desperate' situation of dairy farmers -EMB
Protests by dairy farmers in Europe are highlighting the challenges facing milk producers reports the European Milk Board (EMB). Only...
Dairy
Kiwi dairy farmers told to cut 'unprofitable production'
With the continued decline in milk price, DairyNZ Chief Executive Tim Mackle has called on dairy farmers to cut unprofitable...
Dairy
Dairy Crest cuts milk price as suppliers sign up to producer organisation
UK dairy company Dairy Crest has cut its standard September liquid milk price by 1.4p/L (to 21.6p/L), while farmers on...
Dairy
Poll: Dairy farmers: What's your cost of production?
Farmers are being advised to ensure their cost production is as low as possible as milk prices continue to fall....
Dairy
Fonterra chief says milk prices to improve in second half of year
Milk prices should improve in the second half of the year, according to Fonterra Chief Executive, Theo Spierings. He told the...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina cuts August milk price to 27.55c/L
FrieslandCampina has cut its guaranteed milk price for raw milk for August to €28.50 per 100kg of milk which is the...
Agri-Business
Nestlé remains world's largest dairy company; turnover of €20.9 billion
Nestlé remains the world’s largest dairy company, with a turnover of €20.9 billion in 2014, according to Rabobank. The Global...
Dairy
EU dairy product quotes fall as much as 5% in 2 weeks
The European Milk Market Observatory meet in Brussels yesterday (Tuesday) and officials from the European Commission are not likely to...
Dairy
'Last cows out of the parlour eat lower-quality grass'
The cows that leave the milking parlour last and go onto grass could be regularly eating lower-quality grass, a new...