Dairy

British Cows Hit the Beach as Farmers Demand Higher Milk Prices

Dairy farmers in Britain were so upset by unprofitable prices that they brought cows to the beach in protest. In Belgium, they burned tires and blocked ro...

Fonterra Cuts Milk Payout Forecast as Global Prices Slump

Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd., the world’s biggest dairy exporter, cut the amount it will pay New Zealand farmers for milk to the lowest in at leas...

UK Dairy Farmers Protest, British Retail Consortium Defends Supermarkets

In a conflict not dissimilar to that between French dairy farmers and supermarket chains, UK milk suppliers are marching in protest against what they say a...

Milk Spilled Into Manure Pits as Supplies Overwhelm U.S. Dairies

There’s so much milk flowing out of U.S. cows these days that some is ending up in dirt pits because dairies can’t find buyers. Domestic out...

Rabobank Predicts Delay In Dairy Rebound As Supplies Increase

Increasing global milk inventories and higher production led by the European Union will push back an expected rally in prices until next year, according to...

Sodiaal To Invest €600 Million In Expansion Project

Sodiaal, the largest dairy cooperative in France, announced at its annual general meeting that it is to diversify its activities and invest €600 milli...

Bright Dairy Planning To Purchase Raw-Milk Supplier From Parent

Bright Dairy & Food, China’s third-largest milk producer by market value, plans to purchase raw-milk supply operations from its state-owned p...

Fonterra Forecasts Milk Price Recovery as Farmer Payout Cut

Fonterra Cooperative Group, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, forecast a recovery in milk prices even as it cut its estimated payout to New Zealand...