GDT 399: Dairy Prices Surge on Demand Momentum & Tightening Supply
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Event 399 held on 3 March 2026 delivered a strong market signal, posting a 5.7 % rise in the GDT Price Index, with the overall average price reaching USD 4,301 per...Read More
Dairy Cooling Boosts Melghat’s Rural Progress
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated a 2,000-litre bulk milk cooler at Dharni in Melghat (Amravati district) — a crucial step aimed at enhancing milk collection efficiency, reducing spoilag...Read More
Australian Dairy Farmers Argue Plant-Based Drinks Shouldn’t Be Called “Milk”
Australian dairy farmers are calling for tighter labelling laws that would prevent plant-based beverages from using the term “milk”, leveraging a recent UK Supreme Court ruling against a major...Read More
Australian Dairy Robots Meet Cows’ First Day Resistance
On a southwest Victorian dairy farm transitioning to fully automated systems, farmers discovered a rudimentary truth of automation in agriculture: cows don’t immediately take to technology. As one far...Read More
US Dietary Guidelines Put Full-Fat Dairy in Spotlight
The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans — jointly issued by the **US Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture — have elevated full-fat dairy products (like whole milk, fu...Read More
Ukraine Dairy in Deepest Crisis, Producers Urge Rescue Plan
Ukraine’s dairy industry is currently experiencing the deepest crisis in recent years, with industry representatives warning that without swift government action up to 20 % of industrial milk producti...Read More
Investment Surges Back Into Precision-Fermented Dairy
Funding into precision-fermented dairy — where microbes are used to produce dairy proteins without cows — is seeing a renewed uptick as investor interest returns amid growing demand for sustainable pr...Read More
Tackling Methane in Dairy & Beef: Vaccines & Genetics
Reducing methane — one of the most potent **greenhouse gases — is critical for both dairy and beef industries trying to meet climate goals while maintaining productivity. Experts say there are several...Read More
Milk Demineralization Gains Importance for Processors
Milk demineralization is increasingly recognised as a critical processing step for dairy manufacturers — especially those producing infant nutrition, speciality powders and functional ingredients — be...Read More
Brazil Milk Output Hits Record as Farm Prices Fall
Brazil’s milk production reached a record high in 2025, rising an estimated 7.2 % year-on-year as dairy herds expanded and output efficiency improved — even as farmgate milk prices declined, sq...Read More
a2 Milk to Launch Pediatric Supplements in China
New Zealand-based The a2 Milk Company is gearing up to expand beyond infant formula in China with a Q3 2026 launch of four pediatric nutritional supplements under its a2 Zhi Yi brand, aiming at immuni...Read More
Russia Dumps Milk Amid Dairy Overproduction Crisis
Massive disposal of unsold milk and surging retail prices spotlight supply–demand imbalances in Russia’s dairy sector. Russia’s dairy sector is facing an acute overproduction crisis, with authoriti...Read More