Qatar Dairy Farms Achieve 47% Self-sufficiency Post Siege; Poultry Achieves 75%
21:49 | 24/10/2017
QATAR - Qatar has achieved 75 per cent self-sufficiency in poultry and over 47 per cent in dairy production and after the blockade an increase of 25 per cent and 20 per cent was recorded respectively.
Arla Foods Amba Holds November Milk Price
21:24 | 20/10/2017
UK - Arla’s price for both conventional milk will remain unchanged in November at 32.30 pence for the conventional manufacturing litre.
Oman’s Dairy Farm Project to Contribute $2Bn in 10 Years
20:42 | 18/10/2017
OMAN - Oman's Tanfeedh, a national programme for enhancing economic diversification, has projected that the sultanate’s largest integrated dairy farm project currently under development at Al Sunainah in Al Buraimi Governorate has the potential to contribute as much as RO800 million ($2.07 billion) to the local and national economy over the next 10 years, said a report.
CME: US Cow Slaughter Trending Higher for Much of 2017
20:59 | 13/10/2017
US - US cow slaughter has been trending higher for much of this year but the pace of slaughter increased notably this summer when drought conditions across the US Northern Plains forced producers to cull herds, writes Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc.
IFA: Why at Least 1C/L is Fully Justified on September Milk
22:34 | 10/10/2017
IRELAND - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Sean O’Leary has said that, while the first GDT auction for October showed a little weakness, butterfat and cheese prices remain historically high, and EU latest commodity returns remain strong at 41c/l.
Yili Becomes Olympic Partner to Milk Rewards
20:47 | 25/09/2017
CHINA - Inner Mongolia's Yili Group has teamed up with Beijing 2022 to become the official supplier of dairy products for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Arla Foods Amba Increases October Milk Price
20:13 | 22/09/2017
UK - Arla’s price for conventional milk for UK farmer owners will increase by 1.50 pence per litre from 1 October, taking Arla’s manufacturing litre to 32.30 pence.
New Dairy Farms to be Among Biggest in Central Europe
20:04 | 20/09/2017
SLOVAKIA - An agricultural cooperative in Bzovík (Banská Bystrica Region) will invest €6 million in constructing one of the biggest dairy farms in central Europe.
Dairy Farms Using Same Amount of Water as 60M People, Experts Say
22:56 | 18/09/2017
NEW ZEALAND - Using Dairy NZ numbers, economist Peter Fraser and agricultural consultant Dr Alison Dewes calculate the water consumption of New Zealand dairy farms is equivalent to the residential use of 60 million people.
Dairy UK Announces New Chairman
21:26 | 14/09/2017
UK - Paul Vernon has been elected to succeed Dr David Dobbin, at the Dairy UK Annual General Meeting held today.
