A third of vegan products contain milk or egg, shock findings show
More than a third of foods labelled vegan have been found to contain animal products, leaving shoppers with allergies potentially facing “tragic consequences”. Inspectors from Hampshire and Kent Scie...Read More
Switzerland to become a net importer of cheese this year
Switzerland will import more cheese than it exports this year for the first time, according to the head of the country’s dairy association. The opening up of the Swiss milk market has put a squeeze o...Read More
Will Consuming Dairy Help You Sleep Better?
Review published in Advances in Nutrition finds “a positive relation between dairy product consumption and sleep quality,” but evidence is limited. Poor sleep quality, defined as having trouble fallin...Read More
Two servings a day of whole-fat dairy, makes a healthy diet
A whole fat diet is not unhealthy and may help avert cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature death, according to a global study conducted in 80 countries, challenging the recommendation to limit hi...Read More
Economics of direct and indirect approaches to reduce methane
Dairy farmers are increasingly challenged by consumers, processors, and regulators to reduce the carbon footprint of dairy farming. Targets to reduce enteric methane emissions (carbon footprint) are t...Read More
The Dutch are drinking less milk and eating more cheese
In the course of the first two decades of the 21st century, the Dutch were drinking less milk but eating more cheese. This is shown by an overview of per capita consumption figures of dairy products a...Read More
Global dairy growth slumps to record low-IFCN
Milk production had been growing steadily at around 2.5% per year but this fell to 0.4% in 2022. This was despite a large number of European and North American dairy farms making a profit in 2022, acc...Read More
Securing a sustainable future-Showcasing Irish Dairy industry
Crowds were welcomed back to Moorepark today, July 4th, to see the research being conducted and to meet the Teagasc teams and industry stakeholders present. Laurence Shalloo, Head of Animal & Grassla...Read More
Link exist between Low Dairy Consumption and Child Stunting
A recent study has shed light on the potential consequences of low dairy consumption, revealing a correlation between inadequate dairy intake and higher rates of child stunting. The research underscor...Read More
GDT price index down over 3% and butter crashed by over 10%
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has dropped by 3.3% following the latest trading event held earlier today (Tuesday, July 4). The price index now stands at 969, a level last seen in November...Read More
Four supermarkets confirm 10 cent price drop on own-brand milk
Four Irish supermarkets have announced reductions on the retail price of own-brand milk products by up to 10 cent. This is the second cut to the price of milk which the competing retailers have annou...Read More
Qatar’s Baladna buys more shares in Egyptian dairy peer Juhayna
Baladna, the Qatar-based dairy group, has acquired another tranche of shares in Egypt’s Juhayna Food Industries. In almost two years, Baladna has built a shareholding in Juhayna of more than 15%. Its...Read More