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Cheese industry of Ukraine: then and now
In this exclusive piece, Oksana Chernova, a professional cheese expert at the ProCheese Academy in Ukraine, discusses the state of the cheese industry in Ukraine during the war.
Tetra Laval donates additional €8m to humanitarian aid in Ukraine
Tetra Laval is donating an additional €8 million to humanitarian aid in Ukraine and relief efforts in Poland, Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania (excluding Russia and Belorussia).
Seismic shifts
This has two weeks for world upheaval, or rather, since 24 February when Russia’s president decided to invade its peaceful neighbour, Ukraine. I think a lot of that so far is, how’s that working out for you, Vlad?
Elopak suspends operations in Russia
Elopak has released a statement expressing solidarity with Ukraine and announcing the suspension of all the company’s actives in Russia.
Tetra Laval gives humanitarian help to Ukraine
Tetra Laval, the group which comprises Tetra Pak, Sidel and DeLaval is donating €2 million to humanitarian support to Ukrainians in Ukraine and those that have been forced to flee to neighbouring countries.
Ukraine war impacts world dairy markets
An invasion of Ukraine by military forces of the Russian Federation will see, in the short term, global raw milk prices increase even faster than we’ve seen in recent times, according to Kite Consulting.
Organic Milk in Ukraine packages in PET
Organic Milk, a closed production cycle organic dairy plant in Ukraine, has been supplied by PET Technologies with an APF-3002 PET blow moulding machine. The company also produced two sets of moulds for various bottle volumes.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
The bear roars and Europe feels the chill
European dairy producers are feeling the effect of Russian bans, according to Lena Smirnova, in Moscow and Andrew Kureth, in Warsaw.
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
Revised Fonterra forecast milk price for 2014/15 season
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited has reduced its forecast Farmegate Milk Price for the 2014/15 season from $5.30 per kgMS to $4.70 per kgMS. This amounts to a forecast cash payout of $4.95-$5.05 for the current season when combined with the estimated dividend range of 25-35 cents per share. According to chairman John Wilson, although expected […]
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
No dairy from Ukraine for Russia
Russia has banned the import of Ukrainian dairy products, according to Russian news agencies, due to a fallout in trade relations as Kiev ties itself closer to the EU. “We held a meeting on milk and milk products and decided from 18 July 28 to limit the import of such items,” Alexei Alexeyenko, an advisor to the head of […]
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
Nice to be neighbours
According to new research by Canadean, export centric milk industries are facing challenges from increasing legislation and quotas of neighbouring countries, intending to shelter their own industries from imports. This is the case for countries such as Belarus with proposed restrictions from neighbouring countries Ukraine and Russia. If situations like this continue, large export driven dairy industries would be negatively […]
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
The duality of dairy
This week’s report from the European Dairy Association gives the industry an overview of where we stand here in Europe. Last year was a year of two halves, from terrible to the profitable, while 2014 so far seems to be a strong one for dairy. Interesting to me in particular was the section on trade and economics for places […]
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients
European democracy?
The Ukraine’s crisis may have far-reaching effects for the European Union’s agricultural policies, Joan Noble says
Business & trade, Dairy processing, Dairy science, End products, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Döhler purchases Aromes Group
Ingredients and ingredient systems manufacturer Döhler has purchased the Polish Aromes Group. Alongside its core competence in the field of flavours, Aromes also provides its customers with beverage bases, emulsions, colours and compounds. In addition to Aromes’s production site, which is located near Warsaw (Grodzisk Mazowiecki), the company also has two sales locations in Ukraine […]