International milk prices rose while volumes dropped at GDT
The GDT Price Index was up 4.6%, with an average selling price of $2,957 per metric ton. The index rose 2.7% at the previous auction held on Sept. 5, with an average selling price of $2,888, according to GDT Events. A total of 37,366 tons of dairy products were sold at the latest auction, down…
FrieslandCampina to reshape top structure to improve performance
FrieslandCampina has announced its intention to reshape its top structure, aiming to boost business performance and profitability. The change follows the appointment of Jan Derck van Karnebeek as CEO in June. The business will be divided in seven business groups and will be led by an Executive Team. Starting in October, the new executive team…
Dairy industry navigates global market challenges
Dairy Australia’s September 2023 Situation and Outlook Report shows the industry is navigating a challenging global market, amidst strong farm gate milk prices and growth in retail value. The report said lower export prices were a result of weakened global demand for dairy products, particularly from China. Meanwhile, cost of living pressures continue to impact…
The History of Margarine Can Teach Us About Plant-Based Battles
In recent years, the dairy industry has worked hard to hinder formidable competition from plant-based foods. The industry lobbied for legislation that would prevent companies from calling their plant-based dairy alternatives “milk” for instance, and petitioned the FDA to define milk as the product of “hooved animals.” It also launched numerous marketing campaigns portraying plant-based milks as unnatural and unhealthy, while…
How animal milk and plant-based diverge in terms key nutrients
The decline in fresh milk in the Western world has in part been substituted by an increased consumption of plant-based beverages (PBB). These are often marketed as healthy and sustainable alternatives to milk and dairy foodstuff, although studies have suggested PBB to be of lower nutrient quality. The current study considered different brands of almond-,…
Rs 31.25 Lakhs subsidy for setting up a 25 Desi cows dairy farm
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Revealed: How Big Dairy Is Milking Net Zero
When Pathways to Dairy Net Zero (P2DNZ) made its debut ahead of the United Nations Food Systems Summit in 2021, it looked like the kind of group that could meet an important but largely neglected area of global climate response. Armed with a seat at the highest levels of food policy, and well-connected – to…
PATHWAYS TO DAIRY NET ZERO-DECLARATION
Across every dairy community. Throughout every continent. The global dairy sector is taking action. Pathways to Dairy Net Zero, the first climate initiative of its kind in the world, will accelerate dairy’s climate action by reducing the sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the next 30 years. It is driven by the global dairy sector…
Butter Climbs to a Record High, Possibly Due to an Overcorrection
The following is from Lee Mielke, author of a dairy market column known as “Mielke Market Weekly.” Butter set a new record high to start October and cheese was mixed. The CME Cheddar blocks fell to $1.68 per pound last Wednesday, lowest since July 19, but closed last Friday at $1.7025, 1.75 cents lower on…
Supporters call on FDA to stop lab-grown dairy to use dairy terms
Dairy industry supporters have been arguing for years that plant-based products should not be allowed to use terms like “milk” or “cheese” on their labels. Now, that debate is growing to include products that are meant to mimic milk, but are made in a lab instead of by a cow. Lab-grown or cell-based dairy products use fermentation…