2016 ended with a fall in milk production for Australia and New Zealand, the two main countries of Oceania; Australia lost 10.29% in the July-October period of 2016 compared to the same period the previous year and New Zealand reported a decrease of 3% over a longer period – from
Weather conditions influenced and continue to influence performances of main players in the milk and dairy industry in South America, that is Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
The situation in Argentina and Uruguay
In Argentina and in bordering Uruguay temperatures are gradually rising with the incoming summer, a factor that induces stress in dairy cattle.
The name Kaikoura won't mean much to most people, yet in New Zealand it stands for two excellencies: a sea town on the South Island where you can see spectacular whales and dolphins (a real tourist destination that is attracting increasing numbers of visitors wanting to see these marine mammals) and a
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
Prices of whole milk powder are increasing slightly. This tendency is being met very positively by New Zealand farmers as whole milk powder strongly influences the price of milk paid to farmers by large processing companies.
Skimmed milk powder prices are also rising. This is due to the widespread perception that
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 sheep milking market, which is currently in the process of development, risks collapse if production does not grow in line with demand. This is what Landcorp consultant Andrew MacPherson said at a New Zealand Veterinary Association conference.
For McPherson the main problem for companies, particularly if they are not able to transform
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
According to Yuanrong Chen, a Chinese dairy specialist who has invested in sheep dairying in New Zealand and has been in the dairy industry for 40 years, milking sheep might be key for New Zealand dairies. Sheep milking has grown in New Zealand from 3,000 ewes last year to a
Italian cheese exports increased in volume by 9.4% in January and February of this year (CLAL data) compared to the same period last year.
Best performances were seen from Asiago, Montasio, Ragusano and Caciocavallo, which registered a 26% increase, exporting 352 tonnes of product. With an increase of 19.4% and an
