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NDM/SMP sales were the most ever in a single month.
Why the 2014 World Cup and New Zealand butter prices matter to the U.S. dairy industry.
“With Muscle Milk, you get the leading share player in a significant growth category,” Hormel CEO says.
The sweet greens, mango carrot and strawberry drinks will be sold in about 170 locations in San Jose, Calif., and St. Louis, Mo.
They jostle for the No. 3 position in U.S. milk production while dairying in sharply different environments. But dairy producers in the two states share similar concerns.
New York claims title for second consecutive year as U.S. yogurt production continues to increase.
The online trading platform’s increased growth has been driven strongly by skim milk powder products.
Wells’ Dairy says it is voluntarily recalling one of its Blue Bunny ice cream products for a labeling problem.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage says the move to sell only dairy products from pasture-based animals “will cut through consumer confusion.” But others say the premise is “ridiculous.”
The Greek yogurt maker will export products to Latin America from its New York and Idaho facilities.
Chobani plans to expand beyond its Greek yogurt cups this summer as it faces intensifying competition in the fast growing category.
Fresh dairy volume fell 3.7% in the quarter to the lowest level in more than a decade as Danone raised prices and introduced more expensive products, partly because of milk inflation in Russia.
A temporary suspension remains in place for exports to China of Fonterra base powder for infant formula and Fonterra whey powder.
The New Zealand-based company plans to lift mozzarella output to 50,000 metric tons a year by September 2015, enough to garnish about 350 million pizzas.
Milk prices above $20 signal brighter days and solid margins for dairy producers.
With milk prices near a record, it costs Fonterra more to make other products with the milk it can’t process into powder.
The Dutch pledge their dairy expertise to help Chinese producers boost the quality and quantity of their milk.
The higher prices come after paying farmers increases of almost 15% for milk deliveries in the past two months.
“No one country has any right to own common food names for their exclusive use.” -- NMPF’s Jim Mulhern
As part of trade talks, the EU wants to ban the use of names like Parmesan, feta and Gorgonzola on cheese made in the U.S.
The charges against the New Zealand dairy giant stemmed from last year’s botulism scare.
The largest capital project undertaken since California Dairies Inc. built its Visalia plant in 2007, the new evaporator will increase the co-op’s ability to meet tight export specifications on value-added milk powders.
Global dairy demand will absorb rising milk production.
The Turlock facility will produce a variety of milk powders for global distribution.
The FAO’s dairy price index rose to the highest level since November 2007, largely on Chinese demand for milk powder.
Danone, the world’s biggest yogurt maker, canceled its supply contract with New Zealand’s Fonterra and is seeking compensation for last year’s product recall over a contamination scare.
The deal will help Lactalis reduce its reliance on Europe, where it gets 60 percent of its revenue.
Indiana’s Fair Oaks Farms is taking a $400,000-$500,000 loss each day for milk that doesn’t make it to the marketplace.
The American Butter Institute today unveiled a new logo for the association, one of the many changes that has taken place recently at the 106 year-old organization.
Prices could average $20.50 per cwt. next year, thanks largely to Class IV milk sales.