Three milk processors have abandoned plans to cut the price they pay for milk on August 1, but farmers have pledged to continue their blockades of milk processing depots until all the price cuts are rescinded.
Underlying net income at Groupe Danone in the first half of fiscal 2012 ended June 30 totaled €911 million ($1,125 million), up 2% from €874 million in the same period a year ago.
Free trade discussions between India and New Zealand have hit an obstacle with the former refusing any concrete move to open its dairy sector to the Kiwis.
Farmers For Action (FFA) have vowed to continue blockading milk processing depots despite an agreement that has been struck between the National Farmers Union (NFU) and the milk processors’ trade body Dairy UK.
Indian dairy co-operative Dudhsagar Dairy plans to invest Rs3.5bn ($62.69m) to set up a facility in Haryana state by the end of 2012, as part of its plan to boost its milk supply to the national capital Delhi.
The DIRA Amendment Bill, which proposed a new regime in relation to Fonterra’s milk price setting, capital restructure and share valuation, was passed by 64 votes to 57.
Dairy processors in the Islamic world are preparing themselves for the annual Ramadan-driven sales explosion, as Muslims stock-up daily on fresh foods including dairy.
Dairy processors in the Islamic world are preparing themselves for the annual Ramadan-driven sales explosion, as Muslims stock-up daily on fresh foods including dairy.
The National Farmers Union has expressed caution over the code of practice agreed today (23 July) to govern relations between UK dairy producers and processors.
In response to a new economic study on the impact of corn ethanol production on food prices and commodity price volatility, a coalition of livestock and poultry groups is asking Congress to reform the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) that mandates t
The global cheese manufacturing sector is estimated to reach $55.3 billion in 2012, with the United States leading the market as the world's single-largest cheese producer, according to market researcher IBISWorld.
US researchers have identified a heat treatment-resistant spoilage-causing microbe in fluid milk - knowledge they hope can be used to extend the shelf life of dairy products.
Hundreds of British milk farmers picketed outside Arla and Robert Wiseman Dairy plants last night, protesting over plans to cut the price paid to suppliers for raw milk.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked state health officials in the US to further restrict the sale of raw milk, in order to improve food safety in the country.
