China's heifer buying binge is over, too. Dairy products aren't the only import that China has cut way back on in 2015. It has also drastically reduced purchases of replacement heifers, which is making...
It's the leading importer of dairy products. In the dairy world, when the Asian nation sneezes, we all catch a cold because worldwide dairy product inventories build and prices begin to fall
Dairy profitability is virtually impossible in New Zealand these days, and milk producers there are eliminating so many animals that total cow numbers in 2016 are expected to decline for only the third...
Fonterra announced that it would reduce its 2015-2016 milk price forecast from $5.25 per kilogram of milk solids down to $3.85 (kgMS) in an August 7 announcement by the cooperative that markets over 90...
Big new dairies are something of a rage in China these days. Some provide milk for domestic use, while others are specifically to make products for export
When it comes to feed prices and dairy trade, two "C" words have dominated conversations for more than a decade: for ethanol it's corn and for dairy products it's China. Since only one in five of our readers...
Dairy exports have been in a constant flux. Even though dairy prices have been somewhat depressed as of late due to China's reduced purchases, the long-term dairy future looks bright for sellers. "Dairy...
I am a New Zealander and I have just read the article on the global milk glut affecting New Zealand. The writer is correct, the reduction in global demand and subsequent increase in supply is really hurting...
by Corey Geiger, Managing Editor China has rapidly ascended to become the world's largest dairy importer by purchasing nearly 20 percent of the world's globally traded dairy products. During this same...
Driven by a rising appetite for milk, cheese and yogurt, the Chinese dairy market is expected to double in size by 2019, reaching an estimated $70 billion. With this rate of growth, the Asian country would...
Can the United States and other countries meet their needs? A staggering picture of just how big China's demand for dairy products already is – and how much bigger it is expected to be in less than...
Even $24 milk prices have failed to cool export demand for U.S. dairy products so far during 2014. China continues to be the biggest driver of that demand and is the reason why the most expensive milk...
"It could take three to five years for China to once again produce the milk volume they lost in recent years," said Robert Chesler, vice president of FCStone Foods Division. In the meantime, China's appetite...
China. It's a population powerhouse on the tip of every dairyman's tongue. Enter into a conversation regarding milk prices or dairy demand, and China will inevitably come up. The nation's expanding middle...
China has further tightened its borders to infant formula made in other countries. New restrictions now require foreign makers of milk powder to register their product and their manufacturing and storage...
China and India's practices leapfrog a generation Farmers in the world's two most populous countries are updating production practices at a rapid pace. Even so, this modernization effort isn't without...
The gap between milk demand and supply is widening in the world's largest country. This is a great time to be a milk producer in China. It's an even better time to be a high-quality producer. But it's...
The country's milk cow population has dropped 20 percent this year. China, with the world's biggest population, is gradually developing a taste for dairy products, particularly because parents want to...
