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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...

The list of sanctioned products can be expanded. The need for such a measure was stated in the Federal customs service (FCS). The dairy market participants did not support the expansion of the list of embargoes. We will remind, earlier in the FCS it was declared that violators import the forbidden products with use of goods of cover, indicating other country of origin and by ...

For cheese producers, the situation on the cheese market is becoming more complicated. In February, the main concern was the cease of the export schemes of cheese products by Belarus. This is serious, because in the past Ukrainian cheese makers were selling about 2−3 thousand tons of cheese products thorough this channel monthly. Now, producers of the chee...

The United States Department of Agriculture reported this afternoon that December milk production was 0.5% across the country, and up 0.9% in the top 23 dairy producing states. Cow numbers in December were down 49,000 head compared to a year ago, and down 3,000 head from November. For the year, U.S. milk production totaled 217.5 billion pounds, a 0.9% increase over 2017. That’s despite the fact that cow numbers are on the decline. For the year, U.S. cow numbers...

The government of Belarus is demanding to accelerate introduction of market mechanisms for the raw milk trade. The order for the implementation of a pilot project for the milk exchange trade was given by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Alexander Turchin on February 13 at&nbs...

If you find yourself strolling through a market in Central New York in early March, there’s a good chance you might come across glass bottles of green milk. There’s no need to call the health inspector: This seasonal drink is flavored with mint and colored for the upcoming Saint Patrick’s Day holiday. Byrne Dairy, a producer based in Syracuse, has been making the mint milk since 1976. It starts appearing in Byrne’s own line of convenience stores and a few indepen...

Purchase prices for milk in January showed a slight decrease. This is due to sluggish export trade. Export-oriented processors and traders are still working to conclude new contracts. This was reported by analyst of Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine (AMP) Yana Muzychenko. As a result, the average price for Extra Grade milk in January was...

In the market of real cheeses, the situation is relatively stable, while producers of cheese products are experiencing difficulties due to the ban of import schemes for this product introduced by Belarus. It is quite possible that the plants specializing in the production of cheese products and affected by the ban will try to try to switch to production of r...

The Rosselkhoznadzor and the veterinary service of Belarus will consider the current restrictions on mutual food supplies by March 1. This was reported in the press service of Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexey Gordeev. «The parties agreed that the Rosselkhoznadzor together with the veterinary service of the Republic of Belarus will consider in detail the existing mutual restrictions on the...

Heat in Australia is generating wildfires, dust storms, power outages. Feed is getting harder to find, poorer quality and more expensive. Some dairy producers are having great difficulty getting enough water to cows. Australian seasonal milk production in the first 5 months of the dairy season 2018−19 is -4.9% from July-November 2017. In November there was a decrease of -7.8%, i...