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NZ milk still coming by the bucketload
18 May 2017
Farmers were able to use pastures better than expected in April despite two cyclones, with further gains in milk production continuing through autumn.
More milk to come from US
15 May 2017
The outlook for United States milk production indicates 2018 will deliver a higher growth rate than 2017 off the back of higher milk prices.
Australian milk prices to improve
12 May 2017
A new Australian milk price outlook picks improved farmgate prices for the coming two seasons though results achieved by individual dairy companies are likely to vary.
ASB: Milk price system out of whack
11 May 2017
The milk price system is out of whack with market-based price signals and a quarterly farmgate price should be considered to moderate volatility, ASB rural economist Nathan Penny says.
Murray Goulburn ditches clawback
2 May 2017
Australia’s largest milk processor is closing three of its factories and dropping its payout clawback, after a review to address the impact of lower milk supplies.
European milk supply steps up
28 April 2017
Milk volumes are rising in the northern hemisphere as Europe’s daily average milk production increases, leading to yet a further reduced contraction than the month before.
March milk volumes buck seasonal trend
27 April 2017
The dairy sector’s late season recovery in milk production was greater in March than in February, reversing typical seasonal trends.
Growth in US milk supply weakens
21 April 2017
Milk production growth in the United States slowed to the lowest rate in seven months during March but recorded the 39th consecutive month of expansion, Rice Dairy’s Matt Gould says.
Futures point to lift in GDT prices
18 April 2017
A lift in milk powder prices is expected at tonight's Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction but there is less certainty surrounding price direction for the milkfat products.
Dairy farmers set for profitable year ahead
18 April 2017
Milk prices may well have peaked, but farmers should feel confident about profitability through the 2017-18 season ahead, says Rabobank.
