Swiss Milk Glut Sends Warning Signal to Global Dairy Sector
Swiss dairy farms are facing an unprecedented surplus after the U.S. imposed steep 39% tariffs on Swiss goods, including cheeses — forcing producers to confront excess milk supply and shrinking export pathways. (IP Lait recommended cutting production by 50,000 tonnes — roughly the output of 25,000 cows — to manage the imbalance. The tariffs have…
China faces glut of unwanted dairy -Slow economy
China is awash in unwanted milk as falling birth rates and cost-conscious consumers have cut demand even as dairy farms expanded in recent years, forcing smaller farmers out of business and squeezing shipments into the world’s top importer. China’s milk surplus illustrates the unintended consequences of Beijing’s food security-driven efforts to boost its dairy sector by…
White wave: Milk procurement glut poses challenge to Mysuru Milk Union Ltd
Mysuru Milk Union Limited (MyMUL) is procuring 10 lakh litres of milk daily, which has posed it a new challenge in utilising the surplus milk. In 2017, the milk union was procuring 5.5 lakh litres of milk from dairy farmers through its 1,105 primary milk producers cooperative societies. The daily milk procurement touched 7.5 litres by 2022. But…