After all, last January was a positive month, if compared to the same month of last year, for exports of some dairy and milk products form the European community: in terms of volume, milk cream exports increased (+21,8%), as did cheese exports (+13%), milk for infancy (+11,1%) and whole milk
In recent months the dairy sector in South America has been affected by unstable weather conditions which have caused extensive damage. In Argentina, for exampe, milk production is continuing to decline partly due to the large number of cows that have died following recent flooding. The weather has now improved, especially in
Are fatty foods such as cheese, butter and cream bad for the heart or not? It would appear not. Indeed, they could provide health benefits if accompanied by a reduced carbohydrate intake. In short, it appears that fatty foods are not the cause of so-called 'bad' cholesterol. A study carried
Australian milk season started out with three months of decreasing figures in a row; there is the risk to finish it with a 7-10% decrease (source: Rabobank) reaching the same levels of 2002/2003, when, due to one of the worst droughts in history, the country suffered a 8% reduction in
What are the possible future scenarios for the global dairy sector with the election of the new US President Donald Trump? According to Rabobank's Global Dairy Strategist Kevin Bellamy, the 'Trump Effect' will lead to short-term uncertainty and a possible reduction in consumer confidence, giving a further blow to already weak global
Do milk and cheese prevent obesity, or rather, are they able to fight it? It would appear so according to a Chinese study carried out by Weijing Wang, Yili Wu and Dongfeng Zhang of the Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics at the Medical College of Qingdao University.
The study has been
There has been a sharp drop in Chinese milk powder imports. In September of this year there was a significant drop in whole milk powder (-46.5%) compared to the same month in 2015, which ate into the positive performance of this year's January-September period (+19.6% in volume and +7.1% in
EU dairy exports rose sharply in August. This is clearly evident from percentage increases that refer to volume for the following products: butter (+35.3%), milk and cream (+30.3%), infant formula (+26.6%), whey powder (+21.2%), cheese (+18.9%) and milk powder (+5.1%). The only negative figures regard skimmed milk powder (-31.0%).
The value of exports amounted to €9,107 million and that
EU butter exports were booming in July this year; the month saw a volume increase of 18.1% compared to the previous year, thereby confirming the product's positive trend which registered a growth rate of 36% in the first seven months of the year as well as an increase in export
In August this year imports of the following dairy products increased in volume compared to the same month the previous year: cheese (+63.9%), infant formula (+34.8%), butter (+34.6%), whey powder (+31.9%), milk and cream (+30.5%) and whole milk powder (+20.6%). However, skimmed milk powder decreased (-18.9%).
If we consider the first eight months of this year (January-August), the largest increases
