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
FDA Approves Elanco’s New, First-in-Class Methane-Reducing Feed Ingredient
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated recently announced that the FDA has completed its comprehensive, multi-year review of Bovaer® (3-NOP), a first-in-class methane-reducing feed ingredient, and determin...Read More
NewMoo Creates Casein in Plants for Crafting Moo-Free Cheese
Food-tech start-up NewMoo, Ltd. makes its debut in the “happy cow” space by using plant molecular farming (PMF) to produce casein proteins for making cheese. Caseins comprise about 80% of the proteins...Read More
European dairy farmers wheel plaster cows through Brussels to demand 'fair' milk prices
European dairy farmers took to the streets of Brussels with their tractors on Monday calling for better income for their produce. Farmers demonstrated under the slogan "Fair income for farmers now."...Read More
US dairy cows are tip of the iceberg as bird flu spreads in mammals globally, says ecologist
Health authorities are working to gather information on the spread of the H5N1 virus, or bird flu, in U.S. dairy cows—the first confirmation of the virus in cattle. "We have moved into new territo...Read More