Dairy
What would you plan on doing with a carton of UHT milk that you bought well over four years ago during Covid?
Dairy News
Workers at a UHT milk processing plant in Northern Ireland, owned by Lakeland Dairies, have voted unanimously in favour of strike action.
Agri-Business
A beverage company has reportedly developed state-of-the-art technology that extends the shelf life of fresh milk to 100 days.
Imports of liquid milk (UHT) into China are growing with European countries successfully tapping into the market, according to AHDB dairy.
Imports of liquid milk to China grew 78% year-on-year in 2014, reaching nearly a third of milk powder import volumes, according to latest figures from DairyCo.
It would be a 'sad day' if we're looking for UHT milk for our cornflakes, Pat Deering has said.
Dairy farmers in Inner Mongolia are currently receiving a base price equivalent of 51c/Laccording to Meng Niu Dairy Group Production Manager Mr Jiannjun Han.
The decision by the Chinese government to allow 600,000 couples to have a second child will help drive growing demand for western dairy productions, according to Yili Group Research and Development Director Liu Biao.
Glanbia plc is projecting a large increase in liquid milk sales across China, with Avonmore milk now on the shelves, according to Group CEO Siobhan Talbot.
Rabobank Dairy Research specialist Sandy Chen told members of the Irish trade delegation visiting China that it will take up to 12 months for the Chinese market to strengthen significantly.
Avonmore milk is now being sold in China, where the first cartons of milk spotted has hit the shelves in Shanghai.
Beef
Beef shortages on the domestic market in China have continued to support rising imports for most of the first half of the year according to EBLEX.
Agri Politics
Two years ago, large-scale farms in China were on average 5,000 cows. The expansion has been massive and these farms are now mainly 10,000 cows.
China’s imports of UHT milk have soared over the last three years, increasing from 40,000 tonnes in 2011 to over 184,000 tonnes last year.
Lakeland CEO Michael Hanley remains extremely upbeat regarding the prospects for Irish milk production
It seems milk prices have peaked. It's not a dramatic fall off in price but Global Dairy Trade (WMP) is back 25%.
Global dairy markets increased significantly in 2013 as supply failed to keep pace with the continued strong demand from China.
Glanbia the global performance nutrition and ingredients group, this morning announced two new investments in Ireland that is set to create 90 jobs in Monaghan and Dublin.
Breaking News
The growth potential of United Arab Emirates (UAE) dairy market has been highlighted by Bord Bia.
