Packaged milk per litre: Consumers to pay Rs50 more from July 1
Pakistani packaged milk consumers will pay an additional Rs50 per litre starting July 1, 2024 due to the implementation of an 18 percent General Sales Tax (GST) in budget. The proposed 18 percent sal...Read More
Dairy dominoes: How China’s increased dairy self-sufficiency is reshaping global trade
China’s growing self-sufficiency in dairy production is having a profound influence on global dairy trade. As China produces more dairy products domestically, New Zealand must seek alternative markets...Read More
Longer calving interval resulted in heifers with greater body weight and lower milk
In a pioneering research study, scientists have established relationship between calving interval and its impact on the offspring's health, milk production in their first 100 days of first lactation a...Read More
Spain’s Idilia Foods buys 50% of dairy drinks maker Cacaolat
Spain-based Idilia Foods has struck a deal to acquire 50% of local dairy-drinks business Cacaolat from beer giant Damm. The deal, agreed for an undisclosed sum, will see Idilia and Damm "jointly mana...Read More
Innovation and Inflation: Dual Forces Shaping the Plant-Based Milk Market
Milk alternatives continue to hold the largest share of all plant-based categories—15% across the total market and 41% in the natural channel—as ongoing innovations intrigue a broader group of consume...Read More
FrieslandCampina dairy farmers receive over 245 million euros as sustainability premiums
FrieslandCampina member dairy farmers have taken significant steps in 2023 to make their dairy farms even more sustainable. The dairy farmers, who own dairy company FrieslandCampina through t...Read More
Tobacco-like plant engineered to pump out nutrients found in breast milk
Breakthrough could pave way for formula milk that more closely replicates health benefits of breastfeeding Scientists have genetically engineered a close relative of the tobacco plant to pump out n...Read More
GDT price index records first decline since March 2024
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has recorded its first decline since March 2024, falling by 0.5% at the latest trading event held today (Tuesday, June 18). The price index now stands at 1,15...Read More
Fonterra puts its Australian dairy assets up for sale
Fonterra has put its Australian business, a major supplier of milk, up for sale in a move that has farmers concerned about shrinking competition in the processing sector. The New Zealand-based dai...Read More
Cereals, dairy prices push FAO food price index up in May
Global food commodity prices rose for a third consecutive month in May due to increases in the prices of cereals and dairy products. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the i...Read More
Modest increase in GDT price index after latest auction
The average Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index rose by 1.7% according to latest auction results published today (Tuesday, June 4). There were a total of 164 bidders in the event which saw 17,637MTo...Read More
Dairy foods are making a comeback
Once widely accepted as a necessary staple for growing children, dairy foods have faced concern over fat and sugar content and pressure from a range of plant-based beverages perceived as healthy an...Read More