Articles Tagged with ''international dairy industry news''

Construction

Fonterra plans a UHT plant to meet Asian demand

'Products from the new plant will be bound for Asia markets and that will allow us to concentrate all our domestic UHT production – including Fonterra Milk for Schools – at Takanini in Auckland,' an executive says.

March 19, 2013

Fonterra Chief Executive Officer Theo Spierings said the new plant would enable the co-operative to meet growing demand for UHT products in Asia. “The new plant will enable us to increase our UHT production by 100% over the next few years.

Inside China

China sees sharp growth of dairy imports; new test, quarantine could be coming

China will implement the new “Test, Quarantine and Supervision Methods for Import and Export of Dairy Products” beginning in May.

March 2, 2013

Owing to the drastic growth of imports, China will implement the new “Test, Quarantine and Supervision Methods for Import and Export of Dairy Products” beginning in May. There is a strengthened test, quarantine and supervision over the importation of dairy products, which are intended to improve the overall quality level of imported products.

Heiden go seek

Saputo closes German plant; mulls over plant closure in Wales

The affected plants are in Heiden, Germany, and Newcastle Emlyn, Wales.

February 25, 2013

Saputo announced the closure of its cheese manufacturing plant in Heiden (Germany) and enters into a 30-day consultation period for the proposed closure of its facility in Newcastle Emlyn, Wales (United Kingdom). The two plants were acquired in 2006 and 2007 respectively

Earnings

Q3 revenues for Saputo increase a scant 0.2%; company looks to value-added milks, specialty cheeses

Higher milk costs resulting from amendments to the milk pricing formula in California are expect to negatively impact EBITDA over the next four months.

February 14, 2013

The Dairy Products Division (Canada) continues its investment strategy in product categories that offer growth potential, namely specialty cheeses and value-added milk products. The USA Dairy Products Sector continues to seek opportunities to mitigate the effect of higher milk costs resulting from amendments to the milk pricing formula in California.

Exports

U.S. dairy suppliers were on track to ship $5 billion in exports in 2012

Through the first 10 months of 2012, the volume of major products increased a combined 5.5 percent to more than 2.8 billion lbs.

January 9, 2013

Through the first 10 months of 2012, the volume of major products increased a combined 5.5 percent to more than 2.8 billion lbs. Although growth had softened in recent months, U.S. cheese and whey protein concentrate were poised to shatter volume records, and nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder was tracking at or near record levels. For the second consecutive year, U.S. export volume accounted for more than 13 percent of total milk solids produced in the United States.

Exports

Chinese imports of UHT milk grew in 2012

New Zealand, Australia, Germany and France are shipping high-quality UHT milk to China.

January 7, 2013

The top-end UHT milk products are mostly 100% foreign made and imported mainly from New Zealand, Australia, Germany and France.

Inside China

China sees rising dairy farming costs, more demand for farming equipment

The feed cost for a cow is up 20% since 2010.

December 6, 2012

Both the feed cost and labor cost for dairy farming have witnessed substantial growth in recent years, reports Beijing Shennong Kexin Argibusiness Consulting Co.

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