National Dairy Producers Organization

07/15/2014

By 2035, 25 of the 50 biggest cities will be in Asia, 10 in Africa & western business model may no longer dominate http://goo.gl/rnMBNM

One challenge for directors of dairy co-operatives in an increasingly globalised market is to have an understanding of the likely future structure and operation of global dairy markets. Such an understanding permits directors to make a more informed input at board level when it comes to approving t…

07/15/2014

Northwest FCS reports Northwest dairy producers are using strong margins to reinvest in facilities http://goo.gl/LRQkul

Capital Press Northwest Farm Credit Service sreports Northwest dairy producers are using strong margins to reinvest in facilities and operations verses significant milk-production expansion.

07/15/2014

Dairy Cooperative DFA Settles Antitrust Suit http://goo.gl/c0rgdy

Montpelier — The cooperative Dairy Farmers of America has agreed to pay a total of $50 million to thousands of

07/15/2014

CME Group Spot Dairy Product Prices ($/lb.) July 15, 2014
Final Change Trades Bids Offers
Butter $2.3900 +1.50 13 1 0
Cheddar Blocks $2.0000 +0.25 1 0 0
Cheddar Barrels $2.0325 +2.75 0 1 0
NDM Grade A $1.7350 NC 0 2 0

07/14/2014

Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy company to build up to six large-scale ‘farming hubs’ by 2020 in China http://goo.gl/dXqA54

Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy company is to build up to six large-scale ‘farming hubs’ by 2020 in China.

07/14/2014

New Zealand's regional economies earned about $14.3 billion from dairy farms in 2013-2014 http://goo.gl/5IGFSR

New Zealand's regional economies earned about $14.3 billion from dairy farms in 2013-2014, taking the lion's share of national dairy earnings, industry group DairyNZ said. - New Zealand Herald

07/14/2014

With the exception of the cheese market, the dairy complex took on a more bearish tone last week http://goo.gl/1MPWO1

07/14/2014

CME Group Spot Dairy Product Prices ($/lb.) July 14, 2014
Final Change Trades Bids Offers
Butter $2.3750 +0.25 6 1 0
Cheddar Blocks $1.9975 +2.75 10 0 0
Cheddar Barrels $2.0050 +1.75 5 1 0
NDM Grade A $1.7350 NC 0 0 0

07/11/2014

CME Group Spot Dairy Product Prices ($/lb.) July 11, 2014
Final Change Trades Bids Offers
Butter $2.3725 -1.25 9 0 0
Cheddar Blocks $1.9700 +2.00 7 1 1
Cheddar Barrels $1.9875 +2.75 6 1 0
NDM Grade A $1.7350 NC 1 1 0

07/08/2014

Weather conditions, good forage quality (and quantity) & high milk prices led to a 6% increase in EU milk deliveries http://goo.gl/M5X3kC

EU milk prices are still a significant 15% higher than a year ago according to the European Commission's Summer 2014 Short-Term Agricultural Outlook.

07/08/2014

India has about 300 million cows & buffalos in dairy production. Global leader in milk production at 135 million tons per year http://goo.gl/RhvNfq

According to Ladderup, the Indian dairy sector generated revenue of $55 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach $118 billion by 2017.

07/08/2014

Arla: "There have been challenging global market conditions for dairy products recently." http://goo.gl/kBSOOe

ARLA FOODS cut its UK standard milk price by 1.23p per litre on Monday, taking the price to 32.52p. Ash Amirahmadi, Arla Foods UK's head of milk and member services, said: "There have been...