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Milking it: Israel leads the way in dairy tech

China, India, other Asian countries, now look to Israeli expertise

By Ari Rabinovitch June 2, 2015

Decades ago Israeli dairy farmers confronted a quandary — how could they provide milk to a fast-growing population in a country that is two-thirds desert, with little grazing land? They turned to technology, developing equipment that boosted output — from cooling systems to milk meters and biometrics — and have made Israeli cows the most

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Global dairy demand seen picking up only slightly

By GFM Network News May 28, 2015

Wellington | Reuters –– Global dairy prices are expected to pick up only slightly over the next 12 months, New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy exporter, said Thursday. Fonterra said the subdued outlook amid sluggish demand would likely slow the pace of New Zealand dairy output growth, and kept its forecast payout

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

Supply-managed sectors bolster defenses against TPP

By GFM Network News May 26, 2015

Reuters — Canadian farmers are stepping up their campaign against a nearly complete Pacific trade pact they fear will destroy protections for local dairy, egg and chicken producers and endanger jobs. Farmers in Quebec, which produces 40 per cent of Canada’s dairy products, ran full-page newspaper advertisements on Tuesday warning Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations threaten

Dairy cattle, Local news

Thousands of litres of milk heading west

Demand for milk is up as dairy marketing takes hold

By Shannon VanRaes May 22, 2015

A combination of factors, including an increased demand for dairy products, has Manitoba’s dairy farmers shipping 75,000 litres of milk out of province every day. But changes to the province’s processing capacity have also played a key role, according to Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chairman, David Wiens. “Probably the biggest reason that that’s been happening

Opinion

Editorial: More to TPP than milk and eggs

The Trans-Pacific Partnership and what a deal could mean for Canadian producers

By John Morriss May 18, 2015

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement now under negotiation involves 12 of the world’s largest economies, and has been described as “NAFTA on steroids.” What’s holding it up? Canadian dairy farmers. Or so you’d think about reading some of the national and international media coverage. Some of it made us think of the coverage of

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

EU farmers fear ‘roller coaster’ as milk market deregulated

By Conor Humphries, GFM Network News March 6, 2015

Belview Port, Ireland | Reuters –– Billions of euros and thousands of jobs will flow from the historic deregulation of Europe’s dairy sector, a string of Irish ministers promised at the opening this week of a vast new plant to make dried milk for developing markets. But elsewhere in the European Union, many farmers are

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Supply management limits growth in Canada, Saputo says

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel February 5, 2015

Reuters — Canada’s tightly managed dairy sector limits domestic opportunities for Saputo, the country’s largest dairy, forcing it to focus on growth elsewhere, the company’s chief executive said Thursday. CEO Lino Saputo Jr. emphasized in an interview that the company is not lobbying Ottawa to either dismantle or preserve Canada’s supply management system for dairy,

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

China’s small dairy farmers dump milk as sector enters downturn

By Dominique Patton, GFM Network News January 9, 2015

Beijing | Reuters –– Small dairy farmers in China are dumping milk and selling cows as demand from processors slows in a sharp turnaround from last year, when a scramble for supplies prompted a huge surge in milk powder imports. Slower growth in milk product consumption, higher yields from modern dairy farms and the excess

Crops, Markets

Que. complying with, appealing AIT ruling on edible oil products

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 10, 2014

Quebec has amended its rules on sales of vegetable oil-based dairy products, but is still appealing the ruling that led to the amendments, the Saskatchewan government reports. Amendments to Quebec’s Food Products Act last week have loosened laws that have effectively banned sales in Quebec of edible oil dairy substitutes, such as some margarines and

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

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

Tag Archives Dairy

Milking it: Israel leads the way in dairy tech

Global dairy demand seen picking up only slightly

Supply-managed sectors bolster defenses against TPP

Thousands of litres of milk heading west

Editorial: More to TPP than milk and eggs

EU farmers fear ‘roller coaster’ as milk market deregulated

Supply management limits growth in Canada, Saputo says

China’s small dairy farmers dump milk as sector enters downturn

Que. complying with, appealing AIT ruling on edible oil products

Saputo profit jumps 17 pct on higher cheese, butter prices

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