Key tips to maximise growth rates from calves fed powder milk
I’ve often heard that calves don’t perform too well on milk powder compared to full milk, and I just don’t agree with it. The one difference in milk powder versus full milk is consistency. Cows are...
View ArticleUSDA says Chinese dairy imports to remain sluggish
China’s imports of milk and dairy powders may stay restrained for longer than expected, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Beijing bureau. The latest indicators point to...
View ArticleFirst Milk confirms annual losses of £22m
First Milk has confirmed pre-tax losses of approximately £22m for 2014/15. The farmer-owned dairy co-op has processing operations in England, Wales and Scotland. The announcement follows the recent...
View ArticleWorld dairy leader expects stock piling of food in Greece
One of the world’s largest dairy exporters is expecting stockpiling of food in Greece and has increased the quantity of dairy it is exporting to the country. FrieslandCampina has increased the quantity...
View ArticleChinese milk powder imports back to ‘normal levels’
In China, imports of Whole Milk Powder and Skimmed Milk Powder are back to normal levels, according to the European Commission’s latest outlook. Though remaining substantially below 2014 high levels,...
View ArticleIrish production of skimmed milk powder up 146% in three years
Irish dairy processors have increased their production of Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) by 146% in three years, according to the most recent figures from the CSO. Last year Irish production of SMP totalled...
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Volumes of milk powder in intervention hits EU limits
The volumes of milk powder offered to intervention since the start of the year have reached the EU’s limit of 109,000t. Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) offers into intervention will be subject to a tendering...
View ArticleEU officially doubles the amount of milk powder that can be put into...
The EU has officially lifted its ceilings on the levels of milk powder and butter that can be put into intervention in a single year. The move comes on the back of political agreement for the move at...
View ArticleChinese dairy imports hit by online retailer clampdown
Efforts to crack down on China’s cross-border online selling platforms has led to confusion in the trade of dairy products in recent weeks, according to the AHDB. It says that on April 8, China placed...
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Milk powder mountain continues to grow as EU struggles to find solutions
Sales of Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) into intervention has reached 216,791t since the start of the year and is now almost over the already extended limit of 218,000t. At the rate powder is being sold...
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Is intervention the best way to support milk prices?
Questions are now being asked as to whether intervention is the most suitable support mechanism for the dairy sector. In a recent analysis of the measure by AHDB has found that at a time when milk...
View ArticleCurrent greenfield US dairy projects could add 200,000t of milk powder to market
US producers of milk powder are set to bring significant amounts of new production capacity online over the next two years, according to a new research report in the US. The report by CoBank outlines...
View ArticleBrussels manages to sell only 40t of its SMP stocks in first tender
The first sales of skimmed milk powder (SMP) from intervention resulted in just 40t of product being sold. A total of 22,000t was on offer. A breakdown of the sales shows that 20t was sold in Germany...
View ArticleVideo: Have you seen the Kerrygold ad on African TV?
This Kerrygold ad promoting Full Cream Milk Powder on African TV has grabbed peoples attention thanks to its catchy theme tune. The African TV ad was first aired by Kerrygold in 2015, but it has only...
View ArticleIrish milk powder set to be used in New Zealand yogurt brand
Irish milk powders will be used in a New Zealand brand’s full range of yogurt mixes, thanks to a new supply partnership established with Ornua. Ornua’s UK-based nutritional ingredients business, Ornua...
View ArticlePics: Farmers coat EU Council buildings with milk powder in protest
Dairy farmers who are members of the European Milk Board (EMB) are protesting today in Brussels to demand a permanent crisis instrument that prevents surpluses of milk powder on the dairy market. Their...
View Article$4 billion wiped off the value of China’s biggest dairy company
Shares in Huishan Dairy Holdings, China’s biggest dairy company, plunged downward by 85% on Friday wiping close to $4 billion from its market value, according to Reuters. Trading on its shares, on the...
View ArticleThe case for a rise in milk prices is ‘rock solid’
The case for an increase in farm-gate milk prices is incontestable. We have just had the sixth successive hike in returns at the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) event. Of even more significance, however, is...
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Lakeland Dairies unveils ‘one of Europe’s largest milk powder plants’
Lakeland Dairies unveiled its new €40 million expansion of its milk powder operations in Bailieboro, Co. Cavan earlier today. The new “technologically-advanced milk powder plant” is expected to...
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LacPatrick’s €33 million plant to future-proof Irish milk sales
Ambitious expansion plans will allow one of the north’s biggest milk processors to allay Brexit fears and drive export sales, LacPatrick bosses say. LacPatrick’s new €33 million (£30 million) Dairy...
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