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USDA report says high feed costs offsetting high milk prices, only slight herd growth expected.
EPA analysis shows a level of 8.9 picoCuries of iodine-131 (I-131) per liter of milk.
The leading national trade organizations representing dairy producers and processors oppose legislation that would allow the direct sale of raw milk to the public.
Cloned cows that produce ‘humanised’ milk might be an interesting scientific achievement, but have been met with limited enthusiasm. Chinese researchers announced in the journal PLoS ONE this week that they had engineered cows to secrete milk containing lysozyme, a protein found in human breastmilk that boosts the immunity of breastfed babies.
The bio-engineered herd of dairy cattle produces more “human-like” milk that has 20% more milk fat and several key proteins.
EPA detected 0.8 pCi/L of iodine-131, which is 5,000 times lower than the Derived Intervention Level
The concern of the Department of Justice was that Dean’s acquisition would eliminate competition and could result in higher milk prices for school districts.
CWT accepted requests for export assistance from Darigold, Foremost Farms, and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell 235 metric tons of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese to customers in Asia and the Middle East.
Radiation contamination concerns led to this week’s ban on food imports from the area near Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant.
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.
Rep. Walter A. Kumiega is sponsoring LD 366, which clarifies that a raw milk license is not necessary in Maine and that farmers may sell raw milk from motor vehicles, such as a delivery route, and from a portable farm stand, such as those used at farmers markets.
Cow numbers are also up 68,000 head over a year ago.
Cooperatives Working Together accepted 12 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold, and Foremost Farms.
In the first six weeks of 2011, dairy’s price factors were nothing short of remarkable.
America’s largest cooperative of organic farmers has distributed a $5.3 million cash payment to members.
Dairy importers will now pay a 7.5¢/cwt. research and promotion assessment fee effective today.
South Korea’s imports of U.S. beef surged this year, industry data showed Tuesday, as Asia’s fourth-largest economy struggled to contain foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). According to the data compiled by the U.S. MeatExport Federation, South Korea imported 20,340 tons of U.S. beef through Feb. 17 this year, compared with 11,209 tons in the first two months of last year.
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.
USDA announced this afternoon that the U.S. all-milk price for February was $18.40/cwt., up $1.70 from January and up $2.50 from a year ago.
A recovering global economy is good news for U.S. dairy exports, with 2010 U.S. sales growing 39% over 2009 to 1.5 million tons.
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%)
Modest herd expansion, robust exports also expected.
2011 prices could reach their second-highest level ever.