Steak From Dairy Cows? It Could Be a Lifeline for American Farmers.
Letting milk cows graze longer can produce superior beef — a largely European practice that is now gaining ground in America.

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Land O'Lakes saw revenue slip 12%, to $16.8 billion, after hitting a record $19.2 billion in 2022. But profits climbed 5% due in part to charging higher prices for butter and other dairy products even as the cost to make them fell, the company reported.
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Mexico is an important trade partner for U.S. dairy. It’s our largest export customer for cheese by a large margin.

Throughout much of 2023 and into 2024, sluggish exports headed to Asia, among other factors, have prevented milk prices from taking a run higher. But our neighbor…

PRE-ADPI OUTLOOK AND THOUGHTS ON 2024 jacoby.com/our-pre-adpi-o…

Highground: 'Seasonal milk production in New Zealand is still running ahead of last year through March, however, this is not the driver behind these stronger export volumes. As previously noted in February's report, Kiwi exporters have been expediting their shipments, aiming to…

Monday, April 29 is the last day dairy farmers will be able to sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program in 2024. So far, enrollment stands at about 80% of what it was in 2023. Last year, 17,120 dairy businesses enrolled in the program. That covered 78.5% of the…

Colombia becomes first country to restrict US beef due to bird flu in dairy cows reuters.com/markets/commod…

Algeria aims to control a milk sector which largely depends on imports

In 2021, Algeria imported $600 million worth of milk powder.

The country's strong dependence on imports of this widely consumed product pushed the authorities to launch a vast project to produce milk powder…

Darigold Inc. named Allan Huttema CEO. Huttema was named Interim CEO in December to replace outgoing CEO, Joe Coote. Prior to his appointment as Interim CEO, Huttema had served as a Director of Darigold for nine years, and Chairman of its Board for the last three years. He has…

U.S. dairy exports posted a February record, 17.3 percent of U.S. milk solids production equivalent, even as domestic commercial use of milk in all products showed its first monthly drop since January 2023. The year-over-year deficit in U.S. milk production continued to grow,…

Despite the impact of inflation, price fluctuation in branded categories and an unprecedented level of market competition, Kerrygold continued to experience volume sales growth in the US, where it is the second most popular branded butter.

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Partnerships can also help overcome pricing challenges. Latin America in general is a price-sensitive market, said Hernández. Customers want quality at affordable prices. Promotions can help overcome pricing hesitance, she suggested. An initial discount can help earn trial and…

Amazon is rolling out a grocery delivery subscription that allows Prime members to receive unlimited delivery on orders over $35 for $9.99 per month, and recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can receive the same service for $4.99 per month. The offering is…

Daisy Brand LLC is investing $626.5 million to build a 750,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Boone, Iowa, to expand its production of its cottage cheese and sour cream products. The facility will create 106 new jobs initially with plans to grow to 255 employees in the…

The April 2024 USDA Milk Production report illustrated a 0.9% decline in year-over-year milk production with a total of 18.8 billion pounds of milk. Although February revised production was up 2.9% from February 2023, after adjusting for the extra day due to the leap year,…

NMPF reiterated FDA’s assessment that commercial milk is currently safe, following a report on the viral detection.
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Milk production decreased slightly in 2023 to 226 billion pounds. The rate per cow, at 24,117 pounds, was 30 pounds above 2022. The annual average number of milk cows on farms was 9.39 million head, down 14,000 head from 2022.

Cash receipts from marketings of milk during 2023…

Ireland: Producer prices for dairy products down 23% in last 12 months

Outside of the agri-food and forestry sectors, wholesale electricity prices were down 40.3% annually from March 2023 to March 2024, and down 70.4% over two years compared to March 2022.…

The Argentine government said it plans to invest approximately $550 million to build a new grain port in the Rosario region. The region is considered a vital agricultural center for Argentina, accounting for more than 80% of the country’s agricultural and agro-industrial exports…

In the past few years, something complex has been happening for Australian dairy farmers. Australia sends 30 percent of its dairy products overseas at the same time as we shoppers rely more on imported dairy. Australian dairy manufacturers also rely on imports to produce other…