Why has the cost of a block of butter risen so much since last year?
HAVE YOU SEEN the price of butter lately? It’s been rising for a few years now, along with other household staples. Central Statistics Office (CSO) this month published figures showing that the averag...Read More
U.S. Milk Production Trends for February in Pie charts
USDA released its latest Milk Production report Friday, detailing the nation’s milk production for the month of February. Here’s a snapshot of what the agency reported for the major milk-producing sta...Read More
Rising Heat Could Cut Milk Yields by 30%
Extreme heat is taking a toll on livestock agriculture. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines how heat stress affects U.S. dairy farms. The researchers found that high...Read More
Irish dairy farmers can 'no longer absorb' cost
Dairy farmers say they can no longer absorb a significant spike in the cost of production of milk products, and that consumers will have to accept rising prices for the likes of milk, cheese, and butt...Read More
Choosing the right cows for breeding-Teagasc
Much time and effort is put into choosing the AI bull each year and rightly so; however, are you putting as much effort into choosing the right cows to breed from? Ultimately, the bull is only half th...Read More
Modest global dairy growth amid trade shifts
The global dairy market is poised for modest supply growth in 2025, driven by steady production expansion and export demand, according to a new report by food and agribusiness banking specialist Rabob...Read More
Has butterfat production begun to outpace consumer demand?
This January, U.S. butterfat levels pushed to a record 4.46%. That’s up from 4.35% just 12 months ago and a remarkable jump from 4.03% in the January 2020 milk supply, according to data published by U...Read More
Indonesia plans to import 200,000 dairy cows this year
A total of 1,250 dairy cattle imported from Australia have arrived in Indonesia, as part of the Government's broader efforts to attract investment in expanding the national dairy herd and increasing d...Read More
US was among top 10 dairy importers in 2023
Besides steel and aluminium, which are bound to face higher tariffs for imports to the US from March 12, another flashpoint for US President Donald Trump is the dairy trade. A Moneycontrol analysis...Read More
FAO Food Price Index: Sugar and dairy push February rise
The FAO Food Price Index rose in February, with surges in sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices driving the increase. The price of globally traded food commodities averaged 127.1 points in F...Read More
What Trump doesn't mention about Canada’s dairy tariffs.
President Donald Trump correctly noted Friday, as he has before, that Canada has tariffs above 200% on dairy products imported from the US. But Trump again failed to mention a critical fact. Those hig...Read More
Taxing nutrition — the unaffordability of milk in Pakistan
Milk is more than just a household staple — it is a vital source of nutrition for millions, particularly children, women, and the elderly. However, the imposition of an 18 per cent general sales tax (...Read More