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Milk production in Australia in October 2018, the seasonal pick’s month, was lower than October 2017, recording -5.7%. The total production of the first 4 months of the dairy season, July-October 2018, was 3.2 million liters (-4% compared to the same period of 2017). There were production increases in Tasmania and South Australia, two states that together account for only 14% of Australian milk production. The worst hit states for milk production are Vic...

European dairy looks set to expand over the coming 12 years, according to an outlook report conducted by the European Commission for the medium-term future. The «EU Agricultural Outlook for Markets and Income 2018−2030', published during the week, outlines predictions for European agriculture based on macroeconomic assumptions de...

A miniature calf named Lil' Bill who was born one-tenth of the size of his average-sized counterparts has been tipped to be the world's smallest cow. Lil' Bill, who weighs a mere 4.5kg, became an overnight sensation last week when his owners took him to the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine in ...

The drying season in Ukraine is almost over. Several dairies still remain in operation, the ones that use raw milk produced by rural households keeing cows. The price of this milk has not particularly risen since summer. The profitability of the milk powder production is very low, and not so much because of the low cost of the milk powder itself, but because of the problems with sale of&n...

Purchase prices for milk from industrial enterprises in November showed seasonal growth. The main drivers of prices increase were processors that produce whole-milk products and require constant flow of fresh raw milk and large export-oriented cheese makers. This was reported by analyst of Association of Milk Producers of Ukraine (AMP) Yana Muzychenko. The average price for Extra Grade milk in November was 10.16 UAH/kg inclusiv...

Milk production is steady to slightly down in South America, as temperatures continue increasing as the summer season approaches. However, in Brazil, Perú, and Ecuador, cows' milk output is still growing while the highest seasonal peak is close (generally between December and January). Milk and cream volumes are enough to cover most manufacturing requests, while the retail/food service demands for bottled milk, cheese, yogurt, milk caramel, and butter are robust. SMP export...

Irish milk prices were almost 2.5c/l below the average paid by 17 of Europe's top dairies for September supplies. While the dairies surveyed paid an average of 34.69c/l, Glanbia was 2.49c/l under this figure at 32.21c/l, while Dairygold was 2.39c/l under on 32.30c/l, and Kerry was 1.26c/l belo...

There is no significant growth of dairy exports. Export prices remain low and sales of many dairy products are falling both because of unattractive prices and because of a seasonql decrease of dairy production. But still, in October, external shipments became more active. In comparison with September, figures of exports increased in almost all positions of dairy products and for some...

Much of Australia has been hot and dry. Only scattered areas received some rain last week. In Northern Australia, new season hay is limited. This has led to hay from southern areas moving north to meet demand. High feed costs are of increasing concern among dairy producers and herd culling is possible to reduce the need to purchase feed. A number of lawsuits concerning rights to groundwater have been working their way. Some farmers situated above natural aquifers have been limited as to how much water can be&n...

The European Union dairy export, in September 2018, showed a decrease both in quantity (-0.4%) and in value (-2.6%) compared to September 2017. Considering the export of dairy products, the average milk value is 39.25 €/100 kg. Cheese export is steady: +0.7% in quantity and +1% in value. In the Fresh Cheese sector, a decrease of 4% was recorded with lower exports to Switzerland and South ko...