RABDF requests help for non-bovine milk producers in UKThe Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has requested immediate financial support from government for non-bovine milk producers who have seen their businesses devastated because of Covid-19. Dairy processing
US begins assistance programme for dairyThe Coronavirus Food Assistance Program was announced in the US last week. It is an important first step that begins to bring much-needed relief to the US dairy industry, according to Michael Dykes, president and CEO of the US International Dairy Foods Association. Business & trade, Dairy processing
Indian government to increase SMP exportsThe leading Indian milk producing states, Gujarat and Maharashtra, have offered a subsidy of 50,000 rupees per tonne (£553, or €615 in July 2018) for exports of skimmed milk powder (SMP), the UK’s Agricultural and Horticultural Board (AHDB) reports. Business & trade, End products, Ingredients
The expansion of opportunityThe news that Italian dairy concern Granarolo has availed itself of an EU programme to expand its products to different areas of the world, and the news that Fonterra is embarking on joint ventures in India, should probably give Brexiteers pause. Business & trade
More than one special relationshipI went to a seminar on New Zealand agriculture at New Zealand House in London last week. Business & trade, Dairy science, Regulatory