Mother’s Milk May Protect Against Childhood Food Allergies
Emerging scientific evidence continues to highlight the protective benefits of breastfeeding, with recent findings indicating that infants who receive breast milk may have a lower risk of developing food allergies later in childhood. According to research reported in the Guam Pacific Daily News, bioactive components in human milk appear to help the developing immune system…
2025’s Mega Dairy Deals: $6B+ in M&A Activity
Lactalis, Fonterra, Unilever, and European cooperatives reshape global dairy landscape through transformational acquisitions, spin-offs, and strategic mergers totaling billions. General Mills’ $2.1 billion divestment of its North American yogurt business marked one of 2025’s defining “elephant deals,” fundamentally reshaping the continent’s yogurt competitive landscape as the CPG major refocused on core segments including pet food,…
IDFA Celebrates Final Passage of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 by voice vote, delivering final congressional approval for legislation that will restore whole and 2% milk to America’s school cafeterias for the first time in more than a decade. The bill is expected to be signed into law by…
GDT 394 Deepens Dairy Price Slide as Select Products Resist
The outcome of Global Dairy Trade Event 394 held on 16 December 2025 confirms a decisive bearish turn in the global dairy commodity cycle, with the GDT Price Index falling sharply by 4.4% to an average price of USD 3,341 per tonne (€2,843). The correction was led by dairy fats and powders, underscoring weak buyer…
Global Milk Glut: Dairy Prices Crash as Production Hits “Stunning” Peak
Rabobank and Fonterra warn that surging Global Dairy Production across key exporters is outpacing demand, driving down commodity prices. A dramatic reversal has hit the global dairy market, with Milk Commodity Prices for butter, milk powder, and cheese sliding sharply as a “stunning” surge in global output floods supply channels. This excessive production has fundamentally shifted the balance, with…
Bird Flu Detected in Wisconsin Dairy Herd for First Time
For the first time in Wisconsin, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been detected in a dairy cattle herd, state and federal officials confirmed following routine surveillance testing. The affected herd, located in Dodge County, has been quarantined while further on-farm investigations and diagnostics are underway. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant…
Challenging dairy year ahead-Teagasc Ireland
Weaker milk prices, elevated costs and global market uncertainty mean that Irish dairy farmers are facing into a more challenging year in 2026. That’s according to Dr. Emma Dillon, Senior Research Officer and Economist with the Teagasc National Farm Survey who addressed the recent Teagasc Outlook 2026 Conference, and presented a paper co-authored with Trevor Donnellan,…
USDA’s $12B Relief Includes $50M for Dairy Risk Mgmt
President Donald J. Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (AR), Senator Deb Fischer (NE), Senator John Hoeven (ND), Representative Austin Scott (GA), and farmers from Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas today announced the U.S. Department…
Zisk 2026 Dairy Forecast: Where Profits Will Be Won and Lost
The latest Zisk projections for 2026 highlight a complex landscape for global dairy profitability — a year where not all producers will share equally in financial success. While many operators expect a profitable year ahead, the dynamics of milk pricing, cost control, risk management and component values will determine who gains and who falls behind….
Why the global milk business needs a structural shake-up
The New Zealand dairy stalwart Fonterra has sold its consumer dairy-brands (milk, butter, cheese) — including “Anchor” and “Mainland Cheese” — to French agribusiness giant Lactalis in late October 2025, in a deal approved by 88% of its 8,265 farmer-shareholders. This move delivered a substantial windfall — roughly NZ$400,000 per farmer — but also signals…