Global Dairy cattle feed production reduced by 2.3% in 2023
Global animal feed production remained steady in 2023 at 1.29 billion metric tons (BMT), a slight decrease of 2.6 million metric tons (MMT) — or 0.2% — from 2022’s estimates, according to the 2024 Agri-Food Outlook, released today by Alltech. The annual survey, now in its 13th year, includes data from 142 countries and more than 27,000…
Ensure pre-mixes not sold as health or energy drinks: FSSAI to e-commerce firms
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked all e-commerce food business operators (FBOs) to ensure appropriate categorization of food products being sold on their websites. The country’s apex food safety regulator has asked websites selling food products to ensure that drinks or pre-mixes such as Bournvita, Complan and Horlicks are not…
Global Dairy Price Index up by 2.8% on April 2nd 24
Global Dairy Trade Event 353 concluded with the GDT Price Index up 2.8%. This rise has occurred after two consecutive drops. While there has been an uptick in the GDT price index, it remains insufficient to address the substantial stockpiles of SMP in India. Presently, SMP prices in India hover around Rs 220-270 per kg,…
First human case of avian flu in Texas raises alarm
A Texas dairy worker has tested positive for the avian flu, marking the first identified human case of an illness in the U.S. that has sickened cattle across several states over the past few weeks. The infection, only the second human case of H5N1 ever recorded in the country, is worrying public health experts who…
FSSAI charts action plan on AMR issue
In a series of directives, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked the Commissioners of Food Safety of States and Union Territories (UTs) to ensure the target of 100 healthy and hygienic food streets, the quality of edibles during the festive seasons like Navratri, and the purity of milk and milk products….
China’s dairy industry has grown at speed: is New Zealand’s biggest export in for trouble?
China, New Zealand’s biggest dairy export market, is on pace to become the world’s third largest milk-producing country, something that could be expected to trouble the sleep of our exporters watching and waiting for China’s dairy import appetite to recover. Chinese net total dairy product import volumes fell 15.7 percent year on year in 2023,…
Time for consumers to stand in solidarity with dairy farmers-Devinder Sharma
WHAT began as a small effort to help French dairy farmers overcome distress has galvanised into a unique consumer movement, slowly spreading its wings globally. While ensuring that the agri-food industry works towards a healthy transformation leading to sustainable and regenerative farming systems, French food cooperative brand C’est qui le Patron (‘Who’s the Boss?’) has…
“Dairy Market how to dominate ? Unlocking Success”
I am sharing a part of the blog which I wrote last year on 31 March 2023. Please read it first. Who is controlling the dairy market in India? The current dairy market situation in India is passing through an interesting phase. We asked 23 questions at the beginning of this year to forecast the…
Household income of small farmers from livestock increased to 16% : ICRIER study
Potential for increasing farmers’ incomes lies primarily in moving towards animal husbandry and pisciculture, finds a study led by prominent agricultural economist Ashok Gulati and three other researchers. Titled “New Deal for Agriculture for Viksit Bharat@2047”, the study, which was published by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) earlier this month, recommends five…
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…