More produce, less dairy for low-income families under US nutrition program changes
Nearly 7 million low-income women and children will be able to purchase more fruits and vegetables but less dairy after the U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized changes to a key federal nutrition...Read More
Will Growth Even be Possible for Dairy Producers this Year?
With growth on the mindset of many producers, the question then turns to how quickly can cow numbers increase. Lucas Fuess, a senior dairy analyst for RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness, says we are n...Read More
WOAH cautions against restricting movement of healthy cattle, dairy products
The recent detections of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) in cattle, as well as its ongoing spread in various regions of the world, are raising international concerns. Among those that is clo...Read More
Prebiotics, Probiotics and Postbiotics to grow in dairy
The need for prebiotics — as well as probiotics and postbiotics — continues to grow in the dairy marketplace. Arizton’s latest research report shows that the global prebiotics market will grow at a c...Read More
ELISA method to test adulterated cow milk in camel milk
Camel milk might be adulterated with cheaper cow's milk because of its high price. The establishment of a rapid and reliable method for detecting cow milk in camel milk is a matter of great concern. I...Read More
FAO Dairy Price index on the up in March 2024
The FAO Dairy Price Index averaged 124.2 points in March, up 3.5 points (2.9 percent) from February, marking the second consecutive monthly increase, but remained 11.1 points (8.2 percent) below its v...Read More
US dairy industry on edge as more cattle test positive for HPAI
Cattle from dairy herds in Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico and Texas have either exhibited symptoms associated with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) or received presumptive positive test r...Read More
Global Dairy cattle feed production reduced by 2.3% in 2023
Global animal feed production remained steady in 2023 at 1.29 billion metric tons (BMT), a slight decrease of 2.6 million metric tons (MMT) — or 0.2% — from 2022’s estimates, according to the 2024 Agr...Read More
Global Dairy Price Index up by 2.8% on April 2nd 24
Global Dairy Trade Event 353 concluded with the GDT Price Index up 2.8%. This rise has occurred after two consecutive drops. While there has been an uptick in the GDT price index, it remains insuffici...Read More
First human case of avian flu in Texas raises alarm
A Texas dairy worker has tested positive for the avian flu, marking the first identified human case of an illness in the U.S. that has sickened cattle across several states over the past few wee...Read More
China’s dairy industry has grown at speed: is New Zealand’s biggest export in for trouble?
China, New Zealand's biggest dairy export market, is on pace to become the world's third largest milk-producing country, something that could be expected to trouble the sleep of our exporters watching...Read More
Belarus exports dairy products to 59 countries in 2023
In 2023 Belarus shipped dairy products to 59 countries, Head of the Processing Industry Directorate of the Agriculture and Food Ministry Vadim Pobedinsky told the press conference that discussed the B...Read More