China Says Its Anti-Subsidy Measures on EU Dairy Are Legitimate
China’s recent countervailing measures on certain dairy products imported from the European Union (EU) have been deemed legitimate and lawful by trade experts, amid widening trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels. The measures target products including cheese and cream after a year-long anti-subsidy investigation launched in August 2024. According to the Ministry of Commerce of…
China hits EU dairy industry with tariffs of up to 42.7%
China will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on certain dairy products imported from the EU from Tuesday after concluding the first phase of an anti-subsidy investigation widely seen as retaliation for the bloc’s electric vehicle tariffs. The tariffs will range from 21.9% to 42.7% – although most companies will pay about 30% – and…
EU milk output at 161.8 million tonnes in 2024
According to Eurostat, farm production of raw milk in the European Union reached 161.8 million tonnes in 2024 — up by 0.9 million tonnes from 2023 and up by 12.1 million tonnes since 2014. Out of that total, roughly 150.8 million tonnes were delivered to dairies, where they were used to produce dairy products. Specifically,…
EU Clears FrieslandCampina-Milcobel Merger, Enlarges Dairy Power
The European Commission has officially approved the proposed merger between Dutch cooperative FrieslandCampina and Belgian cooperative Milcobel. The deal, first announced in December 2024, will bring together operations processing around 10 billion kg of milk annually across nearly 11,000 member farms and 16,000 farmer‐members in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and northern France. The Commission concluded…
Probe Looms Longer: China Extends EU Dairy Investigation
In a strategic escalation of trade defences, China’s Ministry of Commerce has extended its anti-subsidy investigation into European Union dairy imports—covering milk, cream, and cheese—by six months, now slated to conclude on February 21, 2026, citing the complexity of the case . This is not an isolated development. It follows earlier investigations into EU pork…
Irish farm milk prices rise faster than anywhere in EU
Cost of milk and beef sees Irish farm produce prices rise faster than anywhere in EU IRELAND RECORDED THE sharpest rate of increase in agricultural produce prices in the EU in the first quarter of this year, the bloc’s statistical agency Eurostat has said. Irish agricultural prices were up an eye-watering 19.3% compared with the…
After US, Amul launch milk in Spain and EU
After making waves in the United States, home-grown dairy giant Amul has now stepped into Europe, launching its fresh milk products in Spain and the European Union (EU). The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (Amul Fed) announced a strategic partnership with Spain’s premier dairy cooperative, Cooperativa Ganadera del Valle de los Pedroches (COVAP), to bring…
Milma in talks to export dairy products to U.S., Europe
The Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), popularly known as Milma, is in talks with international business networks to export its high-value dairy products to the U.S. and Europe. Milma Chairman K.S. Mani said the milk cooperative was exploring the export potential of its long-shelf-life products, such as clarified butter (ghee) and milk powder, from…
Germany asks EU to ease green reporting rules for small farms
Germany has asked the European Union to soften its rules on sustainability reporting for companies as the bloc’s largest economy grapples with a downturn. Berlin is calling for the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive to be postponed by two years and to exempt small- and medium-sized firms from the reporting duties, according to a letter…
Production and Use of milk and milkproducts in EU-Eurostat
Milk production Raw milk production of 160.0 million tonnes in 2022, 96 % of which was cows’ milk The production of raw milk on the EU’s farms was an estimated 160.0 million tonnes in 2022, which would represent a year-on-year decrease of 0.3 million tonnes. This relative stability in the level of EU production can be put in some…