butter
Back in business
The overall dairy industry hasn’t been advertised on British television for the past two decades. However, this has now been rectified with the first generic dairy TV advert airing on 1 July, featuring a selection of iconic milk adverts on UK screens over the last seven decades.
Improved sales for organic BMI in Germany
German dairy Bayerische Milchindustrie has (BMI) reported an increase in sales of 9.2%, or €55 million, to €653 million in 2019.
Japan lowers NFDM imports but maintains butter
Planned Japanese imports for non-fat dairy milk have decreased as a result of increasing domestic production due to low demand for fresh milk during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Country Life announces second year of on-pack partnership with English Heritage & Cadw
Saputo Dairy UK has announced that its Country Life British butter partnership activity with English Heritage and the Welsh historic environment service, Cadw, has been renewed for a second year.
Ammerland reports good 2019 but predicts slow normalisation
Ammerland dairy in Germany has had successful development in recent years. Last year, sales increased by around €82 million or 8.9%, to €998.6 million.
Drinking milk still tops in Austria
In Austria, drinking milk makes up the largest share of milk sold, according to a report from Agrarmarkt Austria (AMA).
The issue of intervention
The news that the European Union is going to use intervention to help prop up the skimmed milk powder (SMP) and butter prices in the EU was not greeted with widespread joy everywhere in the dairy industry last week.
Americas ask EU not to intervene in SMP, butter
Dairy-producing countries in the Americas are calling on the EU to avoid the intervention practices with SMP and butter that have harmed them and the broader global dairy market in the past, the US Dairy Export Council says.
Uelzena prepared for Covid-19
The Uelzena dairy group in Germany sees itself as well prepared for the challenges posed by Covid-19, although it will have an impact for the second quarter.
EU dairy support in the Covid-19 crisis
The European Dairy Association (EDA) says it is grateful to the EU Commissioner following the recent announcement that exceptional measures would be opened by the EU Commission to support the dairy sector in Europe.
More cheese eaten in Switzerland with less butter to spare
Cheese consumption in Switzerland rose by 1.2% in 2019. Sliced and hard cheeses in particular sold well, but more milk from the industrial sector went into cheese production in the country, resulting in a butter deficit.
Ammerland expands storage for cheese and butter
In Germany, Ammerland dairy has expanded its storage capacity by 24,500 rack spaces. A total of nine storage and retrieval machines now supply over 46,000 storage spaces for pallets.
Dairy prices up in 2019, says FAO
International dairy prices, measured by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) dairy price index, averaged 3% higher in 2019, compared to a year earlier when they fell by 4.6%.
Müller launches major UK recruitment drive to help feed the nation
To meet recent demand, Müller has significantly raised its total output but with demand expected to remain high, and with some workers absent due to self-isolation, the business is now looking for up to 300 additional new colleagues to play a key role in manufacturing and delivering a range of essential dairy items.