Latest News From Processors

On April 21, China notified the United States it would block imports of U.S. dairy products May 1 due to alleged deficient export certification. However, USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service is not saying what that "deficiency” is.

Expecting a decline in its California milk volume this year, national dairy processor Land O'Lakes announced April 27 it will close its cheese manufacturing plant in Tulare, Calif., sometime in the last half of 2010.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted three bids from Foremost Farms of Baraboo, WI, and two bids Dairy Farmers of America of Kansas City, MO, for export assistance for a total of 1,571 metric tons (3.5 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese to the Middle East, Europe, and Australia.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted four bids from Darigold and two bids from Foremost Farms for export assistance for a total of 959 metric tons (2.1 million pounds) of Cheddar cheese to the Middle East.

Americans ate more yogurt during the past decade than ever before, making it the top food of the 2000s

Builders, welders and electricians are busy as Hilmar Cheese Company, and its division, Hilmar Ingredients, lift walls into place as part of the Phase II project at its Dalhart, Texas, facility.

Crisis management drill hones ability to respond to emergencies.

Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture Rod Nilsestuen announced today that he is convening a raw milk working group to consider legal and regulatory perspectives pertaining to the sale of unpasteurized milk directly to consumers, and consider what conditions would be required to protect public health.

Bonus content: Agribusiness Review Australia and New Zealand At the aggregate level, however, the improvement in dairy buying is considered gradual at best, and still distinctly fragile, "given the sluggish rate of improvement in economic activity, the skittishness of financial markets and anecdotal evidence that wholesalers have largely refilled pipelines

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced Monday that it accepted eight export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, anhydrous milkfat and whole milk powder.

Cooperatives Working Together accepted eight export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, anhydrous milkfat and whole milk powder.

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA) announced today that it has reached a settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for a civil monetary penalty of $12 million.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced today that it accepted four export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, anhydrous milkfat and whole milk powder.

Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted five export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese, butter, anhydrous milkfat and whole milk powder.

USDA reports are important to the dairy industry and will continue to be important to assess supply, demand, and pricing.

The California dairy industry has "a tremendous opportunity” in the China market, says Western United Dairymen CEO Michael Marsh, who's just returned from a 10-day trade mission sponsored by the California Milk Advisory Board.

Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted six export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, anhydrous milkfat and whole milk powder.

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) is in China this week, participating in an organized trade mission to investigate and promote trade opportunities for California's dairy industry.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced today that it accepted five export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, anhydrous milkfat and whole milk powder.

Damage from Monday's fire and explosion at a California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) powder and butter plant is expected to be minimal, the co-op's CEO said today.

Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted eight export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, anhydrous milkfat and whole milk powder.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced today that it accepted five export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese, butter and whole milk powder.

Fonterra, New Zealand's large dairy coop, reports an 11.8% fall in milk powder prices at its latest internet auction, as financial market turmoil and an economic slowdown hit demand.