Dairy Demand to Spike for Makar Sankranti Festival
As Makar Sankranti approaches, India’s dairy industry — especially in Bihar and neighbouring regions — is gearing up for a significant seasonal surge in demand for milk, curd and related dairy products, driven by the festival’s traditional food customs and rituals. Dairy producers and processors are preparing for higher consumption of staple dairy items like…
GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Reshape Dairy Demand Patterns
The rapid rise of GLP-1 weight-loss medications — drugs that suppress appetite and are increasingly used beyond clinical diabetes management — is having a noticeable impact on consumer dairy consumption patterns and industry dynamics. As more consumers adopt these therapies, the dairy sector is adjusting to emerging shifts in dietary preferences and product demand. GLP-1…
Got Milk?” Returns as Dairy Demand Surges
The California Milk Processor Board has relaunched the iconic “Got Milk?” campaign to capitalize on a dairy resurgence in the U.S. Milk volume sales have nearly stabilized, declining just 0.3%, while dollar sales rose 4.6%. Consumers are gravitating toward value-added milk—high-protein, low-sugar, lactose-free—which commands higher prices. Plant-based milk alternatives, conversely, have declined in both volume…
China’s Dairy Industry – Market Trends and Opportunities
The dairy industry in China has boomed following the rise in incomes and living standards seen in recent decades. Previously a luxury product available only to the few, milk and dairy are increasingly becoming staples of the kitchen table, driven by changing attitudes and tastes. At the same time, the market has significant room for growth,…
Mother Dairy expects 30 % demand surge this summer for milk products
Mother Dairy will launch this summer 30 new products, mainly in ice cream and yoghurt categories, as it expects a 25-30 per cent increase in consumer demand, a top company official said. Mother Dairy, a leading milk supplier in Delhi-NCR, has nine company-owned dairy processing plants with a total capacity of more than 50 lakh…
Inflation continues to curb global demand
Slowing supply growth out of other major exporting regions has begun to shift the outlook within the global dairy market in recent weeks, as the impact of weaker commodity prices has flowed through to production responses. While this changed dynamic is supportive of dairy commodity prices, the strength of this rebound really will be determined…
Global dairy in conflict of rising demand vs pressure to cut C02
Even as some parts of the world worry about a shortage of milk and dairy products, governments in other regions are actively trying to reduce dairy farming. That is the unprecedented market situation facing the Irish dairy industry, which exports more than 1.7 million tonnes of product to more than 130 countries. In 2022, global…
How far is China’s Slowdown is spreading ? Ask a dairy farmer
OTOROHANGA, New Zealand—As the sunrise cast a pink glow around 6:30 a.m., Michael and Susie Woodward worked together to attach suction cups to the udders of dozens of cows in the milking shed of their New Zealand dairy farm. When a tanker arrived to take the milk to a processor, Michael Woodward calculated the day’s…
Rabobank: China’s Dairy Import Gap to Widen as Demand Surges
China plays a critical role in global dairy markets as the world’s largest importer, and it is eagerly developing pathways to grow domestic production. According to a recent dairy report by Rabobank, the country’s self-sufficiency rate swings between 70% and 80% and will likely not increase substantially, as domestic dairy production will not satisfy rising…
Robust demand to whip up dairy revenue by 14-16%-Crisil
Strong demand for value-added products and stable milk consumption will lead to a 14-16% revenue growth for India’s organised dairy industry this fiscal. With raw milk supply improving, there will be fewer price hikes and profitability will recover 20-50 basis points, said rating agency Crisil . Last fiscal, disruptions in raw milk supply had led to…