supply chain
Müller Milk & Ingredients completes Yew Tree Dairy buy
Due to complete by the end of October, the acquisition will see Müller use Yew Tree Dairy’s milk powder production capabilities to grow its export business, drive supply chain resilience and secure a positive future for the British dairy industry.
Connecting the dots
Multiple dairy projects have been launched with the goal of bringing the industry together and encouraging collaboration and shared success.
Supply chain issues
Issues of supply chain disruption have come to the fore with the news that Marks & Spencer has to shut its 11 French stores. The question is, what is to blame – Brexit, Covid-19, lack of drivers, or all three?
The critical pieces
Sustainability continues to be a top priority globally, so the way milk is produced is becoming as important as the products made from them. Normally we don’t discuss up the supply chain too much on the blog, but a couple of supply-related events caught my eye this week.
New Zealand dairy seeing strong demand, says Fonterra
Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell says its recently announced lift in the 2020/21 forecast farmgate milk price range is a result of consistent strong demand for New Zealand dairy.
Code of conduct for UK dairy supply chain announced
A new statutory Code of Conduct will be developed for the UK dairy sector to increase fairness in the supply chain and help farmers become more competitive.
EU wins latest WTO round with US
The World Trade Organisation has recently ruled in the European Union’s favour in the latest round of the Airbus-Boeing dispute.
Austrian dairy weathers crisis, says Vöm
During the corona crisis, the Austrian dairy industry has reportedly been able to maintain the security of supply with dairy products despite larger market turmoil.
EDA and other EU associations urge EU and US to end aircraft trade disputes
The European Dairy Association together with 12 other EU associations is calling on the EU and US to de-escalate ongoing aircraft disputes and remove tariffs on targeted sectors not directly related to the aircraft case.
Milk deliveries and prices drop in Austria
The decrease in prices is due to lower demand for ingredients and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Digi.Bio and SwissDeCode partner to tackle milk fraud with automated testing platform
The two tech companies from the Netherlands and Switzerland are joining forces to accelerate the automated detection of milk fraud.
It’s about transport
Late last week, both the US and the UK announced dairy assistance schemes. In the UK, Dairy UK and the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) are working together to bring the industry together to identify spare processing capacity, how to stimulate demand and how production could be temporarily reduced.
European Milk Board discusses developments
The European Milk Board has provided a roundup of the current dairy situation in several European countries.
IDFA and NMPF submit dairy plans to USDA
The US National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) submitted a joint plan to the US Department of Agriculture, to confront the Covid-19 dairy crisis.