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In March Ukrainian dairymen were very much hoping for positive market changes. But alas, the expectations were in vain. First, Belarus will close one of the main channels for exports of Ukrainian cheese products at the end of the month, and apparently this time for a long time. In addition...

Milk production is steady to slightly up in South America, as temperatures remain high. Sporadic rains maintained favorable general conditions for forage and the second harvest of maize and cotton in key agricultural areas. Fluid and UHT milk demands from educational institutions, retailers and food service are improving. Interest for cream is strong ahead of the upcoming fall holiday season. The butterfat mark...

Tyson Foods is using DNA technology to trace the origin of cuts of beef, as it responds to growing consumer demands for traceability. Through a collaboration with DNA identification solutions provider Identigen, Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, traces the cattle raised for the Open Prairie br...

Seasonal Milk production in Australia, July 2018 — January 2019, was -5.8% than last year. January 2019 was -11% compared to January 2018. In the 2018−19 season the States most affected by the lowest production are Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, which together account for 80% of the milk produced. In New Zealand the year started dryer than desiderid for dairy producers, but the recent rains have turned the color of the pastures from brown to green. There is adequate feed on&...

Exposing cheese to round-the-clock music could give it more flavor and hip hop might be better than Mozart, Swiss researchers said on Thursday. Nine wheels of Emmental cheese weighing 10 kilos (22 pounds) each were placed in separate wooden crates last September to test the impact of music on flavor and aroma. The...

In February there was no clear price trend in the market of butter in Ukraine. Traders are not yet ready to raise prices for Ukrainian butter reasoning this with the price in Europe and availability of the alternative cheaper offers to Africa from other expor...

Dairy product prices increased at the Global Dairy Trade auction, moving higher for the seventh straight time, led by a rally in whole milk powder. The GDT price index climbed 3.3 per cent from the previous auction two weeks ago. The average price was US$ 3,309 a tonne, compared with US$ 3,271 a tonne two weeks ago. Some 23,93...

After three years of deadlock (2015−2017), India starts again the exports of dairy products, which between January and December 2018 increased by 136.5%, driven almost exclusively by Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) and Butter. Lower SMP unit prices contribute to the sharp acceleration of exports, particularly in the month of December, when the Skimmed Milk Powder dropped to 1.66 $ / kg (-40.9%)...

In Australia, many Milk Producers continue to shrink herd size to cope with current drought and water needs. The data for the first half of the 2018−19 season recorded a production lower by 5.2% from previous year. In December 2018 there was a reduction of -6.9%. New Zealand output per cow increased. Milk production, in the period June 2018 — January 2019, recorded +4.9%. January 2019 milk production was +8.7% from January 2018. Fonterra...

In the second half of February, Ukrainian raw milk market was stable. Both purchase and spot prices have not changed much over the past two weeks. This indicates that there is a balance in supply and demand now. In February supply of raw materials, growth in demand for fresh milk products and continuing shipments of...