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EU milk production strong so far in 2020
Milk output in the European Union has been surprisingly strong with production through April 2020 running 2% ahead of 2019, according to a global market analysis from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture.
National measures harm EU single market, says MEP
European Parliament Member (MEP) Andreas Schwab (EPP, DE) has been publishing a list of recently adopted national measures violating the single market principle in the European Union consumer goods sector, the European Dairy Association’s Dairy Flash reports.
EU-Vietnam trade deal ratified
Vietnam has ratified the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service reports.
China gives green light to whey permeate imports
On 15 May 2020, China published an official safety and quality standard for using permeate powders in food processing, signifying that its market is ready to accept imports of the ingredient.
Masure retires at EWPA as Anton takes reins
After 25 years at the service in and for the European lactosphère, the deputy secretary general of the European Dairy Association (EDA) and secretary general of European Whey Processors Association (EWPA), Bénédicte Masure will take her retirement.
Ammerland reports good 2019 but predicts slow normalisation
Ammerland dairy in Germany has had successful development in recent years. Last year, sales increased by around €82 million or 8.9%, to €998.6 million.
European Dairy Association annual convention goes virtual
The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on international travel have forced the European Dairy Association to change the annual conference from a physical gathering in Madrid to a video conference on 20 November.
The issue of intervention
The news that the European Union is going to use intervention to help prop up the skimmed milk powder (SMP) and butter prices in the EU was not greeted with widespread joy everywhere in the dairy industry last week.
Americas ask EU not to intervene in SMP, butter
Dairy-producing countries in the Americas are calling on the EU to avoid the intervention practices with SMP and butter that have harmed them and the broader global dairy market in the past, the US Dairy Export Council says.
Day 50 from your lockdown
I realise many of you have had a longer lockdown than the UK, and have emerged to a new world where we all wear face masks and observe social distancing. We watch with hope as those of you wander out into the new world in whatever country you’re in, and try to make this new way of moving about work.
EU dairy support in the Covid-19 crisis
The European Dairy Association (EDA) says it is grateful to the EU Commissioner following the recent announcement that exceptional measures would be opened by the EU Commission to support the dairy sector in Europe.
European Milk Board discusses developments
The European Milk Board has provided a roundup of the current dairy situation in several European countries.
The impact of coronavirus on UK food supply chain
GODAN, Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition, has released comments from its executive director, Andre Laperriere, about the impact of coronavirus on the UK food supply chain.
Bord Bia highlights butter, cheese growth in export report
Bord Bia’s Export Performance and Prospects report 2019/2020 by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, TD, reveals a stand out 2019 performance by Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture industry as exports reached €13bn in 2019 (2018: €12.1bn) for the first time. This is the highest level of exports in Bord Bia’s […]