Back make in India with testing in India
People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health … and are treated by the health industry, which pays no attention to food,” was the caustic observation of American writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry. While this critiques the organised medical profession’s inattention to nutrition and the role of the food industry,…
Global demand for Dairy remains sluggish
Commodity markets have softened through March 2024 against a backdrop of slightly weaker global fundamentals. The dairy complex had staged a recent rally since the bottom of the market in Q3 2023. Nonetheless, all dairy products except butter were softer in March 2024 and remain at or below five-year averages. Rabobank expects dairy commodity prices…
USDA Launches Trade Mission in India and visits Indian Dairy Association
U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor arrived in New Delhi today to launch a USDA-sponsored agribusiness trade mission. Taylor leads a delegation of officials from 47 U.S. agribusiness and farm organizations and 11 state departments of agriculture seeking to develop and expand business opportunities with importers…
Why Farmers Are Standing Up Against Free Trade
My mom stood next to my grandfather, both crying as he emptied the bulk tank and dumped his milk in protest. It was the 1960s, and dairy farmers in Wisconsin and elsewhere who were members of the National Farmers Organization (NFO) were destroying their milk to cause shortages in supply chains and improve prices. They were desperate,…
Price of milk on Israel going up 4.48 pc
Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture said that, according to the periodic price calculation, an increase of 4.48 per cent in the price of milk will go into effect on May 1, 2024. The price of eggs will remain unchanged. The results of the periodic price calculation, said the ministry, showed that the prices of dairy products…
65-ml Frooti packs, 85-ml packs of flavoured milk-Shrinkflation is back
As input prices, which were benign for a few quarters, turn inflationary, the spectre of shrinking packs looms large within the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment. This summer has seen the trend make its way back, albeit slowly, and in select categories. Companies have been cautious when reducing pack sizes, describing the move as a…
FTAs and farm exports: A mixed bag
Negotiating trade deals and concluding them with developed nations is challenging due to numerous complex clauses, conditions, and terms that need to be met and agreed upon. The government’s efforts in finalising these agreements are commendable. It has been over five years since the agri export policy was introduced with the aim to diversify our…
Prebiotics, Probiotics and Postbiotics to grow in dairy
The need for prebiotics — as well as probiotics and postbiotics — continues to grow in the dairy marketplace. Arizton’s latest research report shows that the global prebiotics market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.37% from 2023 to 2029. “The growing awareness of the health benefits of prebiotics, such as…
Belarus exports dairy products to 59 countries in 2023
In 2023 Belarus shipped dairy products to 59 countries, Head of the Processing Industry Directorate of the Agriculture and Food Ministry Vadim Pobedinsky told the press conference that discussed the Belarusian dairy industry prospects in 2024,” BelTA has learned. “Belarus exported dairy products to 59 countries worldwide in 2023. I will give a few figures…
Agri exports rebound on meat and F&V shipments
India’s exports of agricultural and processed food products, after slowing down in the first three quarters of the current fiscal due to restriction on rice exports, have recovered, aided by a sharp spike in shipments of meat and daily products, and fruits & vegetables. Exports of these items under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products…