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Grey market milk substitutes could see crackdown at Canada-U.S. border

U.S. processors are becoming adept at creating products that circumvent importation restrictions, critics say

By Alex Binkley April 8, 2016

The federal government is promising the dairy industry a crackdown on surging milk substitute imports. NAFTA regulations exempt U.S. dairy producers from tariff rate quotas (TRQs) on milk protein products, giving them nearly unfettered access to the Canadian market for these products. They’re used mainly to make cheese, and the dairy industry says the U.S.

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Russian cheese lovers find way around import ban

By GFM Network News April 7, 2016

Moscow | Reuters — An entrepreneur has found a way to supply Italian parmesan, Dutch Gouda and British Cheddar to cheese connoisseurs in Russia, sidestepping a ban on importing European food that the Kremlin imposed in the fallout from the conflict in Ukraine. Russia’s government banned wholesale imports of fresh food products from the European

Winnipeg Galina Beilis is the owner of Dairy Fairy, a small-batch cheese company, making a traditional cheese at the University of Manitoba’s Dairy Plant.

Country Crossroads, Local news

Winnipegger introducing a new ‘old’ cheese to the market

Dairy Fairy cheese maker Galina Beilis has eaten this fresh cheese since she was a child. Now she’s making a business producing and selling it

By Lorraine Stevenson March 15, 2016

Galina Beilis’s cheese might be new to Manitoba, but as she’ll tell you, there’s really nothing new about it. The recipe is as simple as it is old. Farmers and villagers have been making it for centuries and it dates back to the discovery of milk going sour when you left it at a warm

A worker opens a Parmesan cheese wheel at a warehouse owned by Credito Emiliano bank in Montecavolo, near Reggio Emila, central Italy.

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A cheese wheel backs up this deal

An Italian company is selling bonds based on Parmesan

By Reuters February 16, 2016

An Italian dairy co-operative has sold bonds backed by Parmesan cheese, the company said, a rare example of one of the country’s plethora of small firms raising funding on capital markets. Three years of recession have choked bank lending and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s government is trying to encourage firms to raise money elsewhere and

Dairy cattle, Livestock

GTA police track down alleged cheesenappers

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 26, 2015

Three Toronto-area men face theft charges after a tractor trailer load of cheese took a late-night road trip in the wee hours Wednesday. The truckload of cheese had been reported stolen from the Brampton, Ont. area on Tuesday, York Regional Police said in a release. The YRP said they then got a call shortly after

Butter lovers are smiling because of better news about health, and 2014 consumption was almost six per cent higher than the previous five-year average.

Dairy cattle, News

Butter back in consumers’ good books

Once the bad boy of foods, butter is regaining its place  at the table as consumers look to richer tastes

By Shannon VanRaes November 6, 2015

Consumers are beginning to warm up to butter — again. After years of anti-fat admonishments, diets and fads, butter is regaining popularity, according to Dairy Farmers of Manitoba. “It’s an amazing story, because years ago the medical profession said butter was bad for you,” said Henry Holtman, the organization’s vice-chairman. “Now that whole opinion has

Milk, citric acid, salt, rennet, a stainless steel pot and a thermometer are what you need to make your own cheese.

Recipe Swap

Say ‘cheese’ for a food science experience at home

Prairie Fare: Summer Vegetable Frittata

By Julie Garden-Robinson July 17, 2015

Mom, I want to learn to make cheese,” my 17-year-old daughter said. “Cheese?” I responded, wanting to be sure I heard her correctly. “I love cheese. I think it would be a good 4-H project,” she replied. She certainly knows how to get my attention and mentoring. I hadn’t made cheese since I taught basic

Recipe Swap

Have you applauded a cow lately?

Prairie Fare: Cheesy Tortilla Mini Pizzas

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 12, 2015

As I finished my glass of ice-cold milk, I thought about my now 20-year-old son’s comments many years ago. He always has enjoyed milk. When he was a toddler, we would hear his tiny voice saying “want milk” in the early-morning hours. He wanted his milk and cereal pronto. One day, as our toddler gazed

Saputo profit jumps 17 pct on higher cheese, butter prices

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel November 6, 2014

Reuters – Canada’s largest dairy producer Saputo Inc reported a 17 per cent jump in quarterly earnings on Thursday, boosted by higher U.S. cheese and butter prices and recent acquisitions. The Montreal-based company, whose brands include Dairyland and 1/2 Moon cakes, said it intends to buy back 5 per cent of its common shares during

Domino’s Michael Curran (right, with DFC president Wally Smith) announces the Canadian chain’s commitment to Canadian cheese on Wednesday in Toronto. (CNW Group/Dairy Farmers of Canada)

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Domino’s Canadian arm commits to Canadian cheese

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 16, 2014

In the wake of a rival’s play to import cheaper U.S. mozza, the Canadian franchisee of U.S. pizza chain Domino’s has formally gone all-in on the Canadian brand. Domino’s Pizza of Canada on Wednesday announced what it bills as a “major partnership” with Dairy Farmers of Canada, which will see DFC’s 100 per cent Canadian

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybean prices rise as China-U.S. truce assessed

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures post limit-down losses

ICE canola weekly outlook: Market rangebound

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