As Brussels decides on the allocation of targeted financial aid for dairy farmers, DairyReporter looks at which Member States have been worst hit by the fall in milk prices.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to move ahead with a public hearing to consider the establishment of a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) for California.
The European Commission (EC) has made "no decisions" on whether to extend financial aid for dairy farmers in European Union (EU) Member States worst hit by the Russian embargo.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been urged to implement a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) in California to reduce the "disparity" between Class III and Californian Class 4b milk prices.
The European Commission (EC) has pledged €28m (US$35m) in financial aid for Baltic milk producers “particularly adversely affected” by the Russian embargo.
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and its marketing arm Dairy Marketing Services (DMS) have agreed to pay a total of US$50m (€37m) to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged a conspiracy to drive down raw milk prices in the Northeast United States.
Australia dairy farmers are being urged to prepare for a long dry period in the coming months, as weather experts in the country reiterate their prediction of an El Niño.
Dairy Farmers of Ontario has reiterated its commitment to animal welfare after being targeted by a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protest against the practice of dehorning.
Dean Foods, Nestlé USA, Dannon, Saputo and Kraft Foods are among scores of US dairy processors calling on the Senate to accept a version of the 2013 Farm Bill that omits a program designed to periodically limit milk supplies.
A group of British politicians has called on the government to consider legislation to bind contracts between dairy farmers and processors if the current Voluntary Code of Best Practice on Contractual Relationships fails to meet its objectives.
The UK Department for Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on the proposed implementation of rules that would allow English dairy farmers to form Producer Organisations (POs).
European Commission (EC)-issued milk quota penalties could impact the production of milk and leave dairy processors short, according to the European Dairy Association (EDA).
Dairy farmers in six European Union (EU) Member States have been hit with ‘superlevy’ penalties totaling more than €78m for exceeding their milk quotas in the 2011/12 season.
UK processor and farmer representatives have settled on a code of best practice relating to milk supply contracts – the latest effort by the British dairy industry to rebuild relations tainted by this summer’s milk price protests.
Robert Wiseman Dairies has launched an initiative with dairy farmers to increase the transparency of how it determines its farm gate milk prices (FGMP).
The Welsh dairy sector is “under siege”, with unprecedented numbers of farmers quitting the sector in recent years, in large part due to unfair contracts with processors.
Dragons' Den entrepreneur Deborah Meaden has hit out at mega dairies in a new report, where she and her co-contributors said they tied US dairy farmers to a "treadmill of seeking ever-greater yields and economies of scale".
A Welsh minister has launched a £3.3m (€3.96m) five-pronged project to support the domestic dairy industry and improve supply chain efficiency and realise energy savings.
A fund to help bolster the European dairy sector has been welcomed by the industry but the European Dairy Association (EDA) warns it must be spent appropriately.
New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra has announced that it will lend NZ$15m to its 50 percent-owned subsidiary RD1 in order to make more interest-free credit available to cash-strapped dairy farmers.
As protests continue around Europe from dairy farmers concerned about covering their costs in the current market, French producers appear to have succeeded in speeding up government scrutiny of supermarket pay practices, according to reports.
German and Irish dairy farmers have renewed their protests this week over concerns about payments for their produce, calling on processors across the bloc to help find a solution to improve profitability.
The European Commission has funded a project that provides information to dairy farmers on achieving energy efficiency – which could ultimately also bring down costs for dairy product manufacturers.
This week, Wimm-Bill-Dann posts strong half-year growth on the back of across-the-board sales improvements, Fonterra is reportedly considering increasing yoghurt production and Dairy Farmers records a profitable 2008.
This week, Nestle and Saputo publish their latest financial results, with dairy playing a crucial role for both companies, while Parmalat faces a setback over its proposed plans to expand in Australia.
This week, Danone says it is managing to offset cost pressures across its global operations and National Foods' ambitions for Australia-based Dairy Farmers are approved by the country's financial watchdog.
Dairy industry leaders in the UK have welcomed an announcement from
supermarket giant Tesco that it would pay more money to dairy
farmers via new direct contracts.
Milk producers in the UK have given a cautious welcome to milk
price rises announced by Tesco this week, in the latest development
on dairy farmer incomes.
A little piece of Fairtrade Fortnight touched the UK dairy industry
this week as the head of the Sainsbury's supermarket told farmers
he was willing to pay more for their milk.
Public pressure on UK supermarkets and dairy firms over farmgate
milk prices grew this week when a consumer group handed a petition
to Parliament, calling for government action.
Milk producers have renewed their fierce criticism of low farmgate
prices in Britain, as the country's competition watchdog prepares
to open an in-depth probe into the market practices of top
supermarkets.
Britain's Office of Fair Trading is losing support among dairy
industry officials, who claim the agency does not understand the
sector and has been far too heavy-handed.
A three-day strike by Britain's dairy farmers, who are withholding
milk supplies in protest at low farmgate prices, has been
criticised by the National Farmers' Union for jeopardising industry
relations.
A recent proposal to broaden the definition of Class 1 fluid milk
has divided industry opinion between those who see potential in
improved prices and those who see a loss of consumer trust,
writes Anthony Fletcher.
The Milk Development Council (MDC), the government-appointed
marketing body for the UK milk industry, has issued advice to
farmers on recruiting labour from EU-accession member states - as
the number of people wanting to work in the...
Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFOB), one of the UK's largest milk
processors, announced last week that it is to increase the price it
pays farmers for their milk, with a number of major processors
likely to follow suit. But will...
A leading animal sciences group has sold the gene rights of a new
breed of dairy cattle to a UK distributor which it claims will give
farmers the opportunity to increase their milk yields as well as
prevent the proliferation of cattle...
Dairy farmers have traditionally used protein supplements as a
means of bolstering milk yields among lactating dairy cattle, but a
new report concludes that excessive protein consumption can in fact
reduce milk yields, as well as...
