milk prices
New M&S campaign supports British dairy farming
M&S helps to address challenges facing farmers caused by hospitality sector closures – confirming commitment to its Milk Pledge price promise to dairy farmers.
Dean Foods and DFA call off $425 million deal
According to documents filed this week with the US Bankruptcy Court in Houston, Dean Foods Company revealed that Dairy Farmers of America is no longer the lead bidder in the upcoming bankruptcy sale.
Fonterra reaffirms forecast farmgate milk price and earnings guidance
Fonterra Co-operative has reaffirmed its forecast farmgate milk price range at €3.96-4.30 per kgMS and its forecast full-year underlying earnings guidance of €0.085-0.14 per share.
Dairy Quarterly Q4 2019: Farmers Welcome Higher Prices – Will Consumers?
Milk and dairy product prices are on the rise, but the ability to pass on these increases through the supply chain to consumers is a challenge, according to the latest RaboResearch Dairy Quarterly report.
The survival of small farms in Germany
The number of farms in Germany fell by more than 95% between 1950 and 2017, with around 4.51% of farms in Germany closing up in 2018
Record sales for Schwarzwaldmich
The Schwarzwaldmilch Group of Germany achieved record sales of €195.4 million in 2018.
Uelzena sees milk supply grow
Total milk supply for the German Uelzena Group reached a new record of 629m kg last year.
AHDB reports on first quarter for UK, global supplies
In contrast to tightening milk supplies in the EU as a whole, UK milk production has been hitting 20-year highs every month so far this year, according to the UK AHDB.
New analysis shows German milk producer burden
The German system of tendering obligation, purchase guarantee and subsequently fixed milk prices is still common practice and burdens the milk producers massively.
African farmers call for responsible EU policy
A solidarity rally close to the EU Council building recently saw dairy farmers from Burkina Faso, Mali, and three other West African countries standing with dairy farmers from all over Europe.
Customers gain confidence through improved price and supply certainty
NZMP, the dairy ingredients brand of Fonterra, has refreshed its risk and commercial solutions, which, during volatile and uncertain market conditions, help customers gain confidence through improved price and supply certainty.
German dairy industry challenges
Researchers from the Georg-August university in Göttingen, where they study the yearly developments of the German dairies, have analysed the 2018 results and laid their predictions for 2019.
Woolworths to increase milk prices to help Australian dairy industry
Australian supermarket Woolworths will stop selling milk for $1 per litre, increasing the price of its entire own-branded milk range to $1.10 per litre in a bid to support a more sustainable Australian dairy industry.
Fair milk pays in Switzerland
In Switzerland some consumers are ready to pay more for milk, when the money goes directly to the dairy farmer, according to the interim results from three labels used for ‘fair’ milk in the country’s marketplace.