Dairy Business News
Effective October 29, 2010, DFA has acquired Houston-based Castro Cheese Company, Inc.
The following information was released by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington:The U.S. Marshals Service seized all cheese products at Estrella Family Creamery (Estrella) in Montesano, Washington, Thursday, October 21, 2010, after repeated tests by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Washington State Department of Agriculture (WADA) over the last several months showed the persistent presence of a pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes, in Estrellas cheese products and facilities. The pathogen can cause the illness listeriosis which can be life threatening for the aged, infirm, very young or immune compromised individuals. The pathogen can be especially dangerous for pregnant women. U.S. District Court Judge Benjamin Settle authorized the seizure.
Byline: Benzinga Staff American Dairy Changes Corporate Name to Feihe International, Inc. PR Newswire BEIJING and LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 BEIJING and LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire Asia-FirstCall/ -- American Dairy, Inc. (NYSE:ADY; the “Company”), one of the leading producers and distributors of premium infant formula, milk powder and soybean, rice and walnut products in China, today announced that, at theCompany’s annual meeting on October 12, 2010, shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to change itscorporate name to “Feihe International, Inc.” Promptly following theapproval, the Company filed Articles of Amendment with the state of Utah to implement the change in name. The change in name is effectiveimmediately but the Company’s ticker symbol will remain “ADY.”
Through the first three quarters of 2010, U.S. milk production is running 2.1 billion pounds ahead of the same period last year.
The new Chinese dairy will house around 3,000 milking cows, imported from New Zealand.
Legislation ends decade-long effort to improve the transparency of dairy pricing.
New project will add 100 jobs to Wisconsin; Will break ground November 2010
Cheese stocks, milk production continue to build.
The farmer-owned organic milk company will keep processing milk after all.
The following information was released by the office of the governor of Vermont:Governor Jim Douglas announced today that a new cheese manufacturing company will be locating in Swanton, creating up to 55 jobs over the next several years. Swan Valley Cheese will occupy the former Via Cheese facility in the Swanton Town Industrial Park.
SEATTLE, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Out of a record breaking 1,462 cheese products entered, Sartori was awarded with 4 first place ribbons in this year’s competition of the elite cheese companies in North America. Cheesemakers from 225 companies in 34 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico were represented in Saturday’s competition. “We are thrilled to be recognized by the world class panel of judges for having the best cheese in America across four different categories,” said Jim Sartori, the 3rd generati
Judging takes place Nov. 24; cheeses must be entered by Oct. 15.
“As a direct result of IDFA and its consultant working with the Mexican government, the tariffs on cheese have been reduced from the initially proposed rate of 125 percent to 25 percent,” said Clay Hough, IDFA senior group vice president.
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted a total of nine bids from members for assistance in selling cheese, butter and anhydrous milkfat to customers in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
The National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council expressed great disappointment at today’s announcement by the Mexican government that it would impose tariffs of 20% to 25% on several major categories of U.S. exports to Mexico, including many cheeses.
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted three bids from Dairy Farmers of America and three bids from Land O’Lakes for a total of 644 metric tons (1.4 million pounds) of butter and anhydrous milkfat (AMF) to Europe, the Caribbean, and Central America.
The National Milk Producers Federation elected Randy Mooney as its new Chairman during its 2008 annual meeting last week in Nashville, Tenn.
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 will conduct a new herd retirement program this fall, its second this year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Americans ate more yogurt during the past decade than ever before, making it the top food of the 2000s
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) applauded yesterday’s introduction of a House bill that would allow for open travel for all Americans to Cuba and further facilitate U.S. agricultural exports to that nation.
National Milk’s Fourth Quarter 2009 Import Watch reports that milk protein concentrate (MPC) imports declined 18% in 2009 to 51,775 metric tons. This is also the lowest level of MPC imports in five years.
The charge of the Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) Subcommittee that is part of the overall NMPF Strategic Planning effort has been expanded to include a thorough review of supply-demand approaches, as well as an examination of ways to expand CWT’s programs.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its final decision Friday to limit the unfair pricing exemption enjoyed by large, vertically-integrated farmer-owned bottling plants
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) testified yesterday in favor of a recently introduced House bill that would foster additional U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba, and permit open travel for all Americans to that nation.