Market trends

Last year, the UK exported £198.1 million of food to Canada, with cheese being one of the top two products. Photo: Canva

07-02-2024 | News

Food safety measures row halts UK-Canada free trade talks

In terms of provincial distribution, the more sustainable farms were mainly located in the provinces of Overijssel, Friesland and Groningen, and were less represented than the rest of the farms in Gelderland, North Holland, and Drenthe.

05-02-2024 | Article

Do sustainable dairy farms perform better economically?

Following earlier protests in Germany, thousands of farmers blocked the main roads in France with their tractors. (Generic) photo: Canva

05-02-2024 | News

European Commission cracks as farmers protests intensify

Dairy Diary: January business update

31-01-2024 | News

Dairy Diary: January business update

Irish dairy companies but also their farmers/members should start to worry, the president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association ICSMA Denis Drennan said earlier. He explained that the steep fall in production figures for 2023 was down to a number of factors. Photo: Canva

30-01-2024 | News

Irish milk production is in sharp decline

A lack of feed in some cases could heavily weigh on the expansion plans in Kazakhstan dairy sector. Photo: Canva

26-01-2024 | News

Kazakhstan’s ambitious dairy development plan

The UK government has funded £3.3million to research clover use at the National Plant Phenomics Centre, IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Photo: Vince Jones - Whole Picture

24-01-2024 | News

UK gov funds research to unlock clover potential for livestock

Iin Russia the output in the drinking milk and traditional dairy products, like cream, kefir, sour cream, cottage cheese, and butter, jumped by 68% year-on-year to 265,000 tonnes. Photo: Canva

22-01-2024 | News

How Russia’s EkoNiva increased raw milk production

In 2023, the per capita dairy consumption was 165.6 kg, half of the level recommended by the Russian Health Ministry. Photo: Canva

19-01-2024 | News

Russian dairy industry braced for a turbulent year

"I can't recall such a sharp growth in raw milk prices in the previous years," Leonid Tulush, head of the analytical department of the Ukrainian Union of Dairy Enterprises, told the local publication Telegraph. Photo: Canva

16-01-2024 | News

Ukraine’s raw milk shortage driving prices sky-high

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