Dairy Business News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will ban imports of dairy products and vegetables from an area near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, citing “radionuclide contamination."The measure will cover products such as milk and spinach from Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, the FDA said.
CWT accepted three requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Darigold to sell Cheddar cheese to customers in Asia.
Cow numbers are also up 68,000 head over a year ago.
And as milk volumes increase, hauling charges per cwt. decline.
Cooperatives Working Together accepted 12 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold, and Foremost Farms.
Dairy importers will now pay a 7.5¢/cwt. research and promotion assessment fee effective today.
IDFA urged Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack to implement nearly all of the reforms recommended by the NDIAC but urged him not to endorse any proposal to manipulate milk supplies.
The plaintiffs allege that DFA and DMS are misinforming dairy farmers about the merits of the case
Tepidly supports ‘growth management,’ urges SCC level reduced to 400,000
CWT accepted four requests for export assistance from Foremost Farms and Land O’Lakes to sell 683,000 lb. of Cheddar cheese to customers in Central America and the Middle East.
Dairy producers will welcome continuing strong demand and firm prices for their products in 2011-12. Rising incomes in China, the Russian Federation, the Middle East and Asia mean a greater appetite for dairy foods.
The NMPF analysis shows that dairy farmers would have received at least $3 billion more revenue had the stabilization program been in place in 2009.
Chairman and CEO Gregg Engles to assume operating responsibilities at leading U.S. dairy company.
Cooperatives Working Together accepted two requests for export assistance from Darigold to sell 276 metric tons of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in Asia.
Cooperatives Working Together accepted 10 requests for export assistance to sell 1.475 million pounds of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in Europe, the Middle East, Central America, and Asia.
Purchase price is $270.5 million for Saputo, 12th largest dairy processor in the world.
The major food and beverage company expects dairy prices to climb through first half of 2011 before flattening out or declining in third and fourth quarters.
The January report also revealed that Idaho moved up to the Number 3 milk producing state in 2010, out producing New York by 66 million pounds of milk.
Consumers reported a slight preference for the nutritionally enhanced (California) milk over the federal standard milk overall (44% vs. 42%)
National Dairy Producers Organization says dairy farmers have not been properly represented in the industry.
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted 10 requests for export assistance to sell 1,637 metric tons (3.609 million pounds) to North Africa, the Middle East, Central America, and Asia.
A bill to be introduced Feb. 21 in both houses of the Texas Legislature would allow raw milk producers to make home deliveries of their product and sell it at farmers’ markets.
Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act may impact cooperatives’ ability to offer price risk management tools to dairy producers.
Cooperatives Working Together accepted 12 requests for export assistance from Darigold, Dairy Farmers of America, and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell 5.106 million pounds of Cheddar cheese to customers in North Africa, the Middle East, Central America, Europe, and Asia.
Republican Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Oklahoma’s Frank Lucas, has indicated a desire to address dairy policy this year.
The Midwest dairy processor paid out $6 million in cash patronage and equity revolvements in 2009 and the rest in 2010.
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted seven requests for export assistance.
The new 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans encourages three daily servings of low-fat or fat-free milk and milk products for adults and children nine years and older.
Year-to-date January through November 2010, Egypt imported $99 million worth of U.S. dairy products.
The NMC Board of Directors voted to submit another proposal to NCIMS, again recommending a reduction in the SCC limit in the US to 400,000.