India plans to invest INR930m ($16.79m) during 2012-13 to boost milk production in the state of Punjab, according to Dairy Development Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike. As a part of the project, the Punjab government will implement subsidies ...
Dutch dairy cooperative Royal FrieslandCampina has reported that its profit for the first half of 2012 increased 8.7% to EUR138m, up from EUR127m in 2011, helped by volume growth and focus on international operations. Revenues increased ...
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Chinese dairy firm Liaoning Huishan Holdings is planning to raise$800m to$1bn through an initial public offering. It has invited banks to submit proposals to handle the IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange by 6 October,Wall Street ...
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US-based DuPont Danisco has developed FoodPro Cleanline, an enzyme that helps manufacturers to overcome the issue of fouling in ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk production. The company said that the ingredient allows UHT milk products ...
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New Zealand-based multinational dairy co-operative Fonterra is planning to establish a local office in Delhi, India in 2013, in order to take advantage of growing demand for dairy products in the country. The office will be headed by ...
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Dairygold Co-Operative, Ireland’s leading farmer owned dairy business, plans to invest EUR120m over the next eight years to boost its milk processing capacity. Currently, the co-operative processes 29 million liters of milk per ...
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A full strategic review of the Scottish dairy industry has been launched by Scottish ministers in a bid to improve the profitability of the troubled sector. Scotland Food and Drink chief executive James Withers will lead the review,which ...
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has announced plans to open two more large-scale dairy farms in China,increasing milk production and completing the groups first"farm hub"in Hebei Procince. The two additional farms bring the number of ...
Schmahl looks at the impact of recent prices on exports,the reality of feed costs and the outlook for U.S.milk production. Much to the dismay of dairy farmers,cash prices have had difficulty maintaining upward momentum.In fact,it appears ...
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Another point of contention is what government costs would be under the two programs. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack argues that supply management will be required. “Every time we get good prices, farmers increase production and ...
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WHEAT:The 2012/13 U.S.wheat balance sheet is unchanged this month;however,small by-class adjustments are made to projected exports and stocks.Projected exports for Hard Red Winter wheat are lowered 25 million bushels with Hard Red Spring ...
Kansas Dairy Ingredients has broken ground on a$20m dairy ingredient and cheese plant in Hugoton,Kansas,US. The plant is expected to begin production early next year,creating 60 new full time jobs. Initially,the plant will process about ...
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Lion Nathan National Foods, the Australian dairy and drinks giant, has announced the removal of the substance 'permeate' from its milk. The company said the decision to remove permeate is based on research showing that nine out of ten ...
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Australian milk processors have announced that they would not be adding the by-product permeate to their branded products,in response to public concern over the use of the additive. Permeate is the liquid left behind after milk is ...
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Chinese dairy giant Mengniu has admitted the existence of safety irregularities at the plant of its ice cream supplier Tianfu Dairy,in response to a safety report which was posted online. Recently,a student from Xi'an university had ...