Recombinant dairy startup Remilk unveils “New Milk” launch
Israeli startup Remilk has launched a new product called “New Milk”, in partnership with dairy firm Gad Dairies, marking what the company describes as a “new phase” in the recombinant-dairy category. The milk is made with recombinant dairy proteins produced via fermentation, rather than from cows. It is being rolled out in cafés, restaurants and…
Gates-backed lab invents milk container to cut spoilage
A new initiative backed by Bill Gates is targeting the dairy supply-chain in developing countries, aiming to reduce spoilage and improve milk quality for small-scale farmers. The project, carried out in collaboration with Global Good and Intellectual Ventures Laboratory, has developed an improved milking and transportation system specifically designed for smallholder dairy producers. Traditional milk-collection…
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,…
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…
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…
China struggles with milk glut as demand slows and herds expand
China’s dairy industry is grappling with a massive surplus of milk as production continues to rise while domestic demand weakens. After years of aggressive herd expansion and government-backed self-sufficiency drives, the country is now facing one of its largest oversupply situations in recent memory. According to recent reports, China’s milk output has reached nearly 42…
GDT Event 391 — Prices Slip Again, Demand Soft; Q4 Looks Cautious
Global Dairy Trade’s Event 391 (4 Nov 2025) extended the recent soft patch in international dairy prices — the GDT Price Index fell 2.4% on the event, with the weighted average price at US$3,768/tonne and 39,508 tonnes sold. The move was broad-based: Whole Milk Powder (WMP) eased 2.7%, the Butter index lost 4.3% to USD…
Danone’s “Milk Academy” to Up-skill Global Dairy Farmers
Danone has launched its industry-first “Milk Academy” programme, aimed at equipping dairy farmers worldwide with modern tools, sustainability training and digital resources to build more resilient dairy supply chains. The academy is structured around three global Centres of Excellence (first opened in Ohio this year for 60 farmers from nine countries) and supported by local…
Johor Sets 3 Million-Litre Fresh Milk Target for 2026
In a bold move to scale its dairy self-reliance, the Malaysian state of Johor has set a goal of producing over 3 million litres of fresh milk in 2026 under the Jemaluang Dairy Valley (JDV) Sdn Bhd project. More than 1,000 pregnant cows imported from Australia will form the core herd, and the state expects…