Global Dairy Price index increased by 3.3% at GDT event
Dairy prices have recorded their biggest jump in three months. The average price at the overnight auction rose 3.3 percent to US$3861 a tonne, following the 1.8 percent rise a fortnight ago. The price of wholemilk powder, which strongly influenced the payouts for local farmers, rose 2.9 percent to US$3408 a tonne. SMP also reached…
Windfall Awaits New Zealand Farmers as Fonterra Eyes Asset Sales
New Zealand dairy farmers could be in for a big pay day if Fonterra Cooperative Group follows through on plans to exit its global consumer businesses. Auckland-based Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy exporter, is considering turning away from branded consumer products to concentrate on making more high-value ingredients derived from New Zealand milk that it…
Mars Inc Invests in Sustainable Dairy Production
As part of Mars Inc.’s commitment to cut greenhouse gas (GHG), the candy and snack manufacturer has introduced a new climate-first approach to dairy sourcing. Dubbed “Moo’ving Dairy Forward,” the new proposition will work to reduce the carbon footprint of dairy in line with the company’s 2030 ambition to slash emissions by 50%. The sustainability…
IDFA Survey: consumers fall short of daily intake recommendations
Many Americans recognize dairy as a cornerstone of a healthy diet but continue to fall short of recommended daily intake as endorsed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, according to an in-depth consumer survey released by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) and supported by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). The survey…
Polish farmers march against EU climate policies
Tens of thousands of disgruntled Polish farmers marched through downtown Warsaw on Friday to protest the European Union’s climate policies and oppose the pro-EU government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The march under the slogan “Down with the Green Deal” was organised by Solidarity, a farmers’ trade union that is strongly opposed to the EU’s…
Will cattle be the next lab for flu host-switching?
Cattle have so far not been associated with being infected on large-scale, and as a result, cattle have not been well studied as domestic hosts for influenza A virus species. In contrast to the notion that cattle are considered to be almost resistant to infection with influenza A virus, H5N1 virus, which was first detected…
The level of A2 protein in New Zealand milk has been increasing rapidly
In recent years, the level of A2 beta-casein in New Zealand milk has been increasing rapidly and the level of A1 beta-casein has been correspondingly decreasing. Unpublished data from New Zealand’s leading herd-improvement cooperative, LIC, which was supplied to me on request, indicate that once the 2023-born dairy calves join the milking herd in 2025,…
What are some of the hot new forms of dairy technology in the future?
Embarking on an annual pilgrimage to the Animal Agtech Innovation Summit in San Francisco, Calif., swiftly followed by the World Agritech, should be the ideal time to take the temperature on all things agtech. The investor sentiment was undoubtedly cooler than in previous years, as indeed it is in the overall economy, with the sense…
A Drug for Cows Could Curb Methane Emissions from Dairy cattle
(Bloomberg) — The methane emitted by burping cows, sheep, goats and other livestock does more short-term damage to the climate than the world’s passenger vehicles, by some estimates. A Boston-based startup says its new vaccine could take a big bite out of their emissions Ag-biotech company ArkeaBio says its drug targets methane-producing microorganisms that live…
Rabobank: Recovery in global milk prices has ‘cooled’ slightly
The recovery in global milk prices evident in late 2023 and continuing into early 2024 has “cooled slightly” in quarter two, according to new research published today (Tuesday, May 7) by Rabobank. The bank’s latest global dairy quarterly report suggests that the tentative recovery in prices could now face “some additional headwinds”. Rabobank had expected…