R-Biopharm Rhône helps Malaysian government deal with upsurge in milk consumption
Scottish science company R-Biopharm Rhône is helping the Malaysian government with crucial research as the population of the dynamic and wealthy Asian country develops an appetite for a more Western diet. The Glasgow-based company has been asked to help government officials to test milk and milk products for mycotoxins, which are produced by moulds and […]
NFU takes milk price fight to Brussels
The NFU has taken the battle to protect the UK’s dairy farmers to Europe as further price cuts and market volatility risk threatening the industry. NFU dairy board chairman Rob Harrison is urging European dairy farmer representatives, traders and European Commission officials to agree fair proposals for private storage aid as well as robust ways […]
FUW frustrated at latest milk price cuts
A former chairman of the Farmers’ Union of Wales milk and dairy produce committee has expressed frustration at the significant cuts in the price farmers are to be paid for their milk. Yesterday, First Milk announced a drop in the price it will pay for both liquid and manufacturing pools by three pence per liter […]
Dairy industry responds to misleading statements on nutrition and milk production
The UK dairy industry was unanimous in its response to a GP’s allegations on dairy nutrition and milk production, as published in the Daily Mail on 30th August. Reacting to the article “So that’s why you’re dog-tired”, Dairy UK, DairyCo and the NFU wrote the following letter to the Editor of the Daily Mail: […]
New processing facility set to boost supplies of ‘gold standard’ whey protein
Arla Foods Ingredients is investing £32.5 million (295m DKK) in a new factory in Videbæk, Denmark, to meet booming demand for whey protein hydrolysates. The investment strengthens Arla Foods Ingredients’ position as a global leader in natural whey ingredients. Hydrolysate is an important ingredient in products for infants with allergies and products designed for sports […]
Significant growth in First Half offset by downward global milk prices – Arla
Arla showed strong performance in the first half of 2014 and delivered record earnings for its farmer owners. However a significant negative development in the world market on price will force down the price paid to farmers for the remaining part of 2014. Arla Foods’ revenue grew by 11 per cent to DKK 39.8bn (£4.4bn) […]
Arla Foods amba milk price set for reduction
Arla Foods amba is reducing its owner on-account price by €1.5 cents per kg, with effect from 1 September 2014. When applied through the pricing mechanism, this equates to an overall 1.2 pence reduction in Arla’s UK standard litre price, taking it to30.38 pence. Commenting on the reduction, Ash Amirahmadi, Arla UK’s head of milk […]
RPA releases July 2014 milk production figures
The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 1,230.8 million litres in July, the fourth month of the new milk year, figures released by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) show. At the same time last year this figure was 1,143.6 million litres. The cumulative total for the year is now 5,083.9 million litres. At the same […]
Milk production stays within UK’s quota
The RPA has confirmed that there will be no wholesale or direct sales levy for the 2013/14 quota year. The United Kingdom wholesale milk deliveries totalled 13.7 billion litres – 1.6 billion litres under the national wholesale quota. The UK’s direct sales amounted to 109.7 million litres – 33 million litres under the national direct […]
