The lower prices have some buyers looking to increase orders and build their own stocks. Export demand has slowed as international prices are more competitive to our market.
May 17, 2014
USDA's Dairy Market News reports that cheese production across the U.S. is mixed. Some of the Southern regions are past peak milk production. The northern edge of the Central region is slow to show a spring flush this year, while much of the Midwest is experiencing increasing volumes.
Shredded cheese is down from two weeks ago but up a dime from last year. The conventional-organic price spread in fluid milk is $1.49, third lowest this year.
May 2, 2014
Dairy Market News says yogurt was the most-advertised dairy category this week. Advertisements for butter and cream cheese declined after Easter and Passover.
Visitors to dairyfoods.com also read about Fairlife’s high-protein milk, Easter-flavored milks from Hiland Dairy and new products introduced at Expo West.
April 12, 2014
Dairy processors stay current with dairy news by visiting dairyfoods.com. These were the 10 most-read articles in the month of March.
Cheese demand continues to be good and manufacturers are striving to fill that need.
April 5, 2014
Butter prices are weaker as some international markets converge to U.S. prices. Improved milk supplies are helping cheese plants to increase production, while milk production varies throughout the states, reports the USDA’s Dairy Market News.
About $136 million will be invested in production for Arla’s strategic growth markets outside the EU – Russia, China, the Middle East & Africa.
February 3, 2014
The Denmark-based international dairy cooperative said it plans to invest 2.2 billion Danish krone (about $398.2 million) in 10 of its dairy sites in 2014. Arla's stated long-term goal is to double its exports of European dairy products to growth markets outside the EU by 2017.
Improved weather conditions in most regions of the country have been beneficial to milk production, especially in the Upper Midwest and Northeast.
January 17, 2014
Milk production across the nation is trending higher along the seasonal trend, according to the USDA's Dairy Market News report for the week ended Jan. 17. Improved weather conditions in most regions of the country have been beneficial to milk production, especially in the Upper Midwest and Northeast, where temperatures have returned towards their seasonal norms.
The company has four flavors packaged in clear 28.5-ounce tubs.
January 15, 2014
Unilever's Breyers brand is rolling out four flavors under the name Breyers Gelato Indulgences. To show off the gelato, sauce and toppings, Breyers packages the product in a clear 28.5-ounce tub.
Barry-Wehmiller acquired Arcil SA, Paris, a supplier of packaging technology for the fresh dairy and food industries, expanding the U.S. firm's packaging platform to six separate operating companies.
January 9, 2014
Barry-Wehmiller acquired Arcil SA, Paris; Krones purchased 100% of the stock of Germany's HST Machinenbau GmbH; and Pro Mach completed its acquisition of the French capping machinery manufacturer Ets. Andre Zalkin & Cie.