There is good news from the organic dairy industry: a growth rate of between 6.7% and 7.6% is expected up until 2025 in Europe and the United States - approximately three times what is expected in general for other food products. This is what has emerged from a Rabobank report and an
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
The dairy sector seems to be slowly recovering even if the economic crisis requires one to stay alert. To stabilise and stimulate this recovery, the European Union has presented a second package of measures to protect the industry, but will it be enough? This aid can be doubled by the
The milk market is in turmoil. After months of protests, objections and outcries from trade associations (see clash between French farmers and the dairy giant Lactalis, which has even had consequences in Italy with Coldiretti), the price of milk has finally started to rise again. Merit for this should be
Chinese imports are practically booming. During the month of July the following products increased in volume: infant formula (+63.8%), cheese (+36.6%), packaged milk (+27.8%), cream (+88%), butter (+33.6%) and whole milk powder (+4.9%). Whey powder and skimmed milk powder decreased however by 4.1% and 26.9% respectively.
These figures confirm the market’s
In May Italy exported 9,239 tonnes of milk and cream, an increase in growth of 131% compared to the same month the previous year. These figures confirm the positive trend of the first five months of this year which saw an increase of 28.5%. Packaged milk performed exceptionally with an
During the month of June this year China's dairy imports increased in volume compared to the same month the previous year, in particular whole milk powder (+120.2%), milk and cream (+43.9%), butter and cheese (+27.7%) and infant formula (+18.0%). The general growth trend during the first half of this year amounted
Brexit, i.e. the departure of the United Kingdom from the EU, raises questions about the future for both the UK and Europe. And the issue is not purely financial as immediate problems may regard the markets, particularly the agricultural and food sectors and therefore also the dairy sector. The UK, in
In May China's imports increased in volume compared to the same month the previous year with regard to milk and cream (+110.9%), baby milk (+32.8%), whole milk powder (+18.2%), whey powder (+10.2%) and cheese (+9.7%). Skimmed milk powder and butter decreased however by 13.2% and 18.2% respectively.
This confirms the growth
American imports of the following products increased in volume in April 2016: whey powder (+41.3% compared to the same month in 2015) and cheeses (+2.2%). On the other hand imports decreased for whole milk powder (-7.9%), butter (-9.2%), condensed milk (-14.8%), caseinates (-25.4%) and casein (-30.6%).
The trend up until April
