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Here's a recap of dairy processing news published recently on dairyfoods.com. The website is updated frequently with news about new dairy foods and beverages, dairy processing equipment and dairy processors.
In this week's dairy processing news, the weighted average advertised price for 48- 64-ounce ice cream containers rose 7%. Current butter demand is good in many areas of the country. Domestic retail demand for cheese is still generally considered to be good, but export demand is slowing. And heat, humidity and record-setting temperatures are significantly impacting cow comfort and milk output, reports this week's Dairy Market News from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Land O’Lakes Inc. is buying Kozy Shack Enterprises a maker of chilled dairy desserts, including rice puddings and flan. The deal is expected to close on July 31.
PepsiCo Inc., and Theo Muller Group in Germany, announced their United States joint venture, Muller Quaker Dairy, will enter the growing U.S. dairy market with premium yogurt this summer.
A dairy producer's gain is a dairy processor's pain.
July 2, 2012
A June rally brought a temporary end to a 14-month decline in dairy commodity prices. While higher prices are good news for dairy farmers, dairy processors can't be cheered at the prospect of paying more for milk, their raw material.
In this week's dairy processing news report from the USDA, cheese prices are strong, cream markets are steady, milk is irregular and dry dairy product markets are steady.
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