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When it comes to dairy, France may have the edge on Argentina, but when it comes to soccer, Argentina has proven that it has the edge on France. Here’s why.
This year’s rising interest rates will continue to discourage expansion throughout the dairy industry as the cost to service debt soars.
Australia’s labor shortage is so severe that some dairies have partially or fully transitioned to less labor-intensive beef cattle operations, due in part to record-high beef prices.
China’s appetite for some dairy products has grown as consumers look to value-added products and the country’s pork industry recovers following devastating outbreaks of African swine fever that began in 2018.
A shortage of fresh barrel cheese has been driving the inverted price spread.
Increased fuel costs impedes movement of milk and milk components.
Milk powder imports hit particularly hard in part due to large current stockpiles
As consumers return to pre-pandemic habits and prices soar, demand for butter falters
Angered at New Zealand for its comments on Taiwan, Beijing looks elsewhere to fill whole milk powder needs.
Crossbreeding for beef cows and the cost of raising heifers have added to the replacement heifer shortage.
Consumers who are battling soaring food prices try to stretch their grocery budgets.
Dairy consumption in the South American country is still only half of what it was in 2008
Temporary cream shortages and dwindling butter stocks add support to dairy markets.
As milk begins to contract, South American dairy processors have had to boost payouts to producers
U.S. average diesel prices up more than 70% year-over-year. Could this push processors to slow down powder production?