Dairy consumption falls again in Germany
The consumption of milk in Germany declined again in 2023, government data shows. According to preliminary figures published by the Bundesinformationszentrums Landwirtschaft (BZL), the per capita consumption of milk in Germany shrunk to less than 46kg in 2023, from 46.1kg in 2022, which had been a record low. Meanwhile, the production of drinking milk fell…
GI tag sought for State’s popular Uthukuli butter
The Uthukuli Butter Manufacturing Association, which is based out of Tiruppur, the knitwear capital of India, has filed an application seeking geographical indication (GI) tag for ‘Uthukuli Vennai’ (butter). The application process was facilitated by the NABARD Madurai Agribusiness Incubation Forum (MABIF) and was filed by P. Sanjai Gandhi, an IP attorney specialising in Geographical…
Global Dairy Trade Event 352 concluded with the GDT Price Index down 2.8%
Global Dairy Price index dropped by 2.8% in today’s Global Dairy trade event. The index has reached to a level of USD 3497/MT. This is a second consecutive drop in the index since last month. One of the major reason behind this drop is the sluggish global demand . From Indian market perspective it is…
GDT: Increase in SMP and Butter global prices raise hopes in India
Good news for farmers in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, held overnight, with a 4.2 per cent increase across the board. This is the third positive event of the 2024 calendar year, with the index kicking off the new year with a 1.2 per cent bump on January 3 and 2.3 per cent at the last event…
Congress passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023
The Agriculture Department again lowered its milk production forecasts for 2023 and 2024 in the latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report. The 2023 forecast was reduced from last month due to slower expected growth in milk per cow. Production in 2024 was lowered due to lower milk cow numbers and reduced milk per…
From Butter to BioCNG: Amul marketer gets future ready
Amul doesn’t want to remain merely a part of the white revolution but aims to be an active participant in India’s go green story. After tasting success with its BioCNG pilot project in Banas Dairy, Gujarat, it is now striving to become a key player in representing the circular economy. Four new plants are coming…
Dairy prices take a breather
While the key whole milk powder prices dipped 2.7%, five other products on Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction recorded price rises. Lactose prices spiked over 19%, while skim milk powder, cheddar, anhydrous milk fat and butter milk powder prices all rose between 2% and 4%. Butter was the other product to post a price fall…
Reasons to believe dairy prices could move lower in the near term
September milk production was down 0.2% from a year ago and September’s Dairy Products report shows that milk was directed to the churn. StoneX says there was more fat and protein in the milk, along with declining fluid milk sales, so the amount of solids available to turn into dairy products was up about 1.1%….
Time May be Running Out for a Milk Price Rally
There was a period two weeks ago during which milk prices looked promising heading through the month of October. However, the rally stopped abruptly with underlying cash prices turning lower. Cheese prices fell back, and butter peaked. Dry whey price moved higher, but the focus of traders was on cheese prices. Nonfat dry milk also…
Aavin hikes ghee, butter prices
Aavin, on Thursday, September 14, 2023, effected an increase in prices of ghee and butter, which are popular products from its stable. While ghee comes in 14 different packs and butter in two variants of cooking and two in the salted table kind, the maximum retail prices of all these items have been hiked. A…