The Class I price will begin the New Year at $13.59, according to last Friday’s announcement of the January Class I price. That’s a $1.16 gain versus December and 21 cents higher than the January 2006 price. The price hike means the January Milk Income Loss Contract payment will be just three cents per hundredweight, which is about 40 cents … Read More
World Dairy Situation 2006
As we look forward to 2007 how about reviewing 2006? The International Dairy Federation has released it’s annual World Dairy Situation report.
Happy Holidays From ZimmComm
I don’t have a good holiday picture for you but I do want to wish all our World Dairy Diary readers and subscribers a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Our audience has continued to grow all year long and we’ve got some great plans to continue to develop this dairy industry news resource in 2007. Thank you to … Read More
Dairyline Markets In Review
Dairy Markets Week in Review
Block cheese closed today at $1.3250 per pound, up a half-cent on the week, but 10 1/2-cents below a year ago. Barrel closed at $1.29, unchanged on the week, but 11 cents below a year ago. Nothing traded all week. The latest NASS-surveyed block price dropped to $1.3384, down 4.2 cents. Barrel averaged $1.3247, down 6.5 cents. The cheese market is pretty balanced although holiday school closings are sending more milk into manufacturing. That is helping the tightness in cheese but the strong powder price is drawing milk into the dryers and churns.
Butter closed Friday at $1.23 per pound, down 2 1/2-cents on the week, and 10 1/2-cents below a year ago. Thirteen cars were sold. NASS butter averaged $1.2418, down 0.4 cent. Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk dropped a dime, to $1.55, while Extra Grade remained at $1.45. The NASS nonfat dry milk price averaged $1.0160, down 1.3 cents, and dry whey averaged 41.01 cents, up 0.9 cent.
Provided courtesy of Dairyline.
China Company Announces U.S. Presence
Here’s a press release from American Dairy, Inc. announcing some exciting plans for 2007. American Dairy, Inc. , one of the leading producers and distributors of milk powder and soybean products in China, today announced plans to enhance the Company’s presence in the U.S. American Dairy listed on the NYSE Arca exchange in April 2005 and currently operates out of … Read More
Vitamin D Power
We know that dairy products are a healthy source of many nutrients, including Vitamin D. A new research study now shows a link between levels of Vitamin D and a lower risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). While researchers are still being conservative in their recommendations, this study has been a positive media story for the dairy industry. A study conducted … Read More
Winning Milk Carton Designs
Prairie Farms, a milk cooperative in the midwest, recently held a fun contest for kids. “Holy Cow! Milk Tastes Great” promotion asked grade school kids to design a milk carton. Congrats to Allison, 5th Grade, Gateway Elementary, Grades 1-7 Grand Prize Winner and Chrissy, 10th Grade, O’Fallon Township High School, Grades 8-12 Grand Prize Winner. You can see Chrissy’s design … Read More
Celebrity Farmers
A visit to your local supermarket or farmers market will show you this story in action. The Ricker family of Maine makes for unlikely celebrities. Photographs of the farming family—with 70-year-old patriarch Don Ricker, his three sons, four grandchildren, an infant great-grandson, and the family’s mutt—adorn local supermarkets, from Wal-Mart (WMT) to the local Hannaford chain, proclaiming that the juicy … Read More
World Ag Expo Turning 40
In case you didn’t know it, the World Ag Expo is turning 40. That’s not old though, I’m here to tell you.
New Procurement Officer at Dean Foods
Dean Foods has named Brad Holcomb to be senior vice president and chief procurement officer for the company’s Dairy Group. Holcomb comes to the company with an extensive resume – welcome to the dairy industry Brad! Holcomb joins the company from the turnaround management team at Royal Group Technologies Limited, a producer of polymer-based building materials, where he was senior … Read More