Explore the Top 10 Dairy Industry Trends in 2024
The dairy industry, with roots spanning centuries, occupies a vital part of the food system. Automated milking systems once revolutionized dairy farms and now innovations in the dairy industry like robotic systems offer consistent milking schedules. When cattle experience less stress, it leads to superior milk quality. Tailoring diets to individual cows further ensures optimal…
December 2023 dairy market review in Great Britain-AHDB
GB milk deliveries declined less than expected in December, falling back by 0.3%, compared to November’s 2.8% year-on-year decline. Production for the milk season to date (April to December) totals 9,272 million litres, slightly behind (-0.5%) the same point in 2022. This is currently running ahead of the latest forecast revision. Reasons for the less-than-expected decline in…
Lactalis Ingredients’ latest dairy protein innovations
The dairy protein market is experiencing significant growth as applications extend beyond sports nutrition and into holistic health, gut health and functional and fortifying ingredient categories. Additionally, advancements in technology for standard dairy proteins, typically utilized in sports nutrition, are enhancing nutritional benefits and improving texture, taste and ingredient variety. Data from Innova Market Insights…
Israeli foodtech startup secures US regulatory nod for cow-free dairy protein
Imagindairy seeks to partner with US food companies to scale up the production of its animal-free protein used in cow-free dairy products like cheeses, yogurt and ice cream Israeli foodtech startup Imagindairy Ltd. has received US regulatory clearance that its animal-free proteins can be safely used in the production of dairy duplicates, like milk and…
Danone offloads US organic dairy assets
French dairy giant Danone has sold its US-based Horizon Organic and Wallaby units to local investment business Platinum Equity for an undisclosed fee. The Alpro and Activia brands owner said the disposal is part of its Renew Danone turnaround strategy, announced in March 2022. The strategy includes the disposal of what CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique described at the…
GLOBAL DAIRY TRADE INDEX UP TO START NEW YEAR
The Global Dairy Trade index rose 1.2% in the first trading session of the new year Tuesday. It’s the third straight trading event with a rise in the index. The average price was $3,363 dollars per metric ton. Whole milk powder values rose 2.5% to $3,290 per metric ton or $1.49 per pound. Butter was…
All NZ dairy products now able to enter China duty-free
All New Zealand dairy products are now able to enter China duty-free, as safeguard duties on milk powder ended yesterday, marking the removal of all remaining tariffs agreed upon in the free trade deal between the two countries. New Zealand was the first developed country to sign a free trade agreement with China in 2008, with the imports of…
Halloumi and other dairy products
Halloumi, for which Cyprus is justly famed for centuries, was produced by families and consumed as an essential part of their daily diet. It has now become a runaway success with international cheese buyers. White, semi-hard Halloumi is made from sheep’s or goat’s milk or a mixture thereof, with or without cow’s milk. Originally, it…
Afghanistan: ‘I have to sedate my hungry baby due to aid cuts’
“The last time I was able to buy milk for my baby was two months ago. Normally I just fill the [feeding] bottle with tea. Or I soak bread in tea and then feed it to her,” Sohaila Niyazi says, sitting on the floor of her mud brick home up a hill in eastern Kabul….
Positive GDT result an early Christmas present for farmers
Farmers will be feeling a little more festive this morning, as the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, held overnight, rose 2.3 per cent across the board. It’s the second consecutive positive result, with the index gaining 1.6 per cent on December 6, after a flat November 22 auction. On the up was whole milk powder, which climbed 2.9 per…