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The Kumamoto Dairy Cooperative Association, a grouping of dairy farmers in Kumamoto Prefecture, is intensifying its efforts to boost milk exports to other Asian countries. At present, milk produced in Hokkaido dominates Japan’s milk export business because of its brand cachet. But milk producers in Kumamoto are striving to blaze a new trail overseas amid the trend toward globalization such as Japan’s possible signing up for the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal.

Consumers are going nuts for almond milk, as it became the fastest growing non-dairy milk alternative in 2011 at the expense of soy milk. According to the latest figures from Packaged Facts, sales of almond milk increased 79 percent in the US last year, while sales of soy milk -- though still the most popular non-dairy milk alternative -- fell 15 percent between 2008 and 2010, reported online trade publication FoodNavigator.com last week.

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Over the next decade, the company says, the potential to grow dairy globally is more than double that of the next two food categories—bakery and chilled processed foods—combined.

The giant food company is helping China accelerate the development of its milk industry,

Sales of Greek yogurt are booming in the United States, benefiting from a perception that the food is healthier than regular yogurt and other snacks.

But in a delicious ironic way, the demand for whey, the waste product of cheese manufacturing, is now growing by leaps and bounds.

China is importing more dairy cows to try and beef up its transition to larger scale farms, as the industry attempts to boost production and quality following a deadly scandal.

Remodeled facilities will enable better animal care—with better cooling and ventilation and bigger, more comfortable stalls—and enhanced learning opportunities than are possible in the existing 56-year-old setup.

Tigner estimates feed costs alone per hundredweight of milk sold is $13.63 for 24K herds compared to $15.20 for 20K herds.