Swiss Milk Glut Sends Warning Signal to Global Dairy Sector
Swiss dairy farms are facing an unprecedented surplus after the U.S. imposed steep 39% tariffs on Swiss goods, including cheeses — forcing producers to confront excess milk supply and shrinking export pathways. (IP Lait recommended cutting production by 50,000 tonnes — roughly the output of 25,000 cows — to manage the imbalance. The tariffs have…
Safer Dairy Products With Fewer Chemicals: New Research Breakthrough
Researchers at Umeå University have launched a major new project, backed by SEK 6 million, to tackle the persistent challenge of Bacillus spores in dairy plants — the hardy bacterial form that survives pasteurisation and conventional cleaning procedures. The research has two main goals: first, to map where spores attach in processing systems (tanks, pipes,…
Chandrababu Naidu Lays Foundation for Shreeja dairy in Kuppam
In a significant boost to Rayalaseema’s industrial landscape, N. Chandrababu Naidu virtually laid the foundation stones for seven major industrial units in his home constituency of Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, representing a combined investment of ₹2,203 crore. The projects, covering sectors including food-processing and dairy, have the potential to generate over 22,000 direct and indirect jobs….
Global FAO Dairy Prices Fall on Weak Demand, Ample Supply
The FAO Dairy Price Index averaged 142.2 points in October 2025, down 5.0 points (3.4 percent) from September, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline. Despite this decline, the index remained 2.7 percent above its level a year earlier. All sub-indices dropped – butter fell by 6.5 percent, whole milk powder by 6.0 percent, skim milk powder by 4.0…
Fake Ghee Mafia Eyeing Indore as Hub – Big Adulteration Alert
Investigations in Indore have uncovered a large‐scale adulteration network diverting cheap vegetable oils and fats into ghee supply chains. Officials say the racket spans several local instances, with an estimated 15-20 % of ghee circulating in the market potentially fake — a figure that raises alarm for both public health and brand trust. The supply…
NITARA and Bharat Sanjeevani from India awarded at IDF
In a proud moment for Indian dairy innovation, two home-grown companies — NITARA and Bharat Sanjeevani — earned global recognition at the International Dairy Federation (IDF) Dairy Innovation Awards 2025, held during the 2025 IDF World Dairy Summit in Santiago, Chile. NITARA, a platform championing data-driven dairy farming, was honoured in the “Socio-economic Sustainability in…
NCDC ramps up dairy-cooperative funding to boost value chain
India’s cooperative sector has received a significant financial boost, with the NCDC reporting ₹49,799.06 crore disbursed as of October 2025 for the current financial year 2025-26. This follows a sharp rise in disbursements from ₹5,735.51 crore in 2014-15 to ₹95,182.88 crore in 2024-25. Importantly for the dairy sector, the NCDC’s support extends well beyond conventional…
SalzburgMilch rolls out SIG DomeMini carton bottle for dairy
SalzburgMilch, a premium dairy company in Austria, is setting a new benchmark in European dairy packaging by becoming the first to launch products in the SIG DomeMini carton-bottle format developed by SIG. The SIG DomeMini marries the protective and logistics advantages of a carton pack with the convenience of a bottle: large re-closeable cap, on-the-go…
India sticks to dairy, MSME safeguards in NZ trade talks
In a clear signal to the dairy sector, India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that the country will not compromise on the interests of its dairy farmers and MSMEs while negotiating trade agreements — following his meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and counterpart Todd McClay. India and New Zealand are…
India’s dairy sector enters phase of strong growth and value-addition
India’s dairy market is set for sustained expansion in both volume and processed products, driven by favourable demographics and rising incomes. With a population of about 1.5 billion and nearly 47 % under the age of 25, the country is uniquely positioned to dominate global dairy demand growth. Per-capita milk consumption in India is rising…