In July, Rabobank published its list of top 20 global dairy companies ranking them by turnover. The IFCN network specializing in milk production analysis data ranks dairy processors not by revenue, but by the volume of milk collection (although the turnover data is also analysed). It is interesting to compare these ratings. […]
In August, INFAGRO participated in a two-week business trip of the Ukrainian delegation of dairy producers to the United States of America. The trip was organized as part of the USDA Cochran Fellowship Program. I managed to get a lot of interesting information on the US dairy industry, which I would like to share. First, […]
For the first time, Brussels has intervened in the relationship between food producers and retailers with a paper on unfair trade practices presented by EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan. Surely, as the EU has been in a rage for regulation for years as it continues to regulate more and more areas of economic, public […]
In July, the Global Ukrainian Distribution, Investment & Trading Project (G.U.D.I.T.) was officially launched. This is a platform that allows Ukrainian private and state companies to present their goods and services to African countries, and, in turn, to African business to present its investment and trading opportunities. Infagro: Generally, how does the approach to financial […]
Now the world produces 876 million tons of milk. The dairy industry serves more than 7 billion consumers and provides a livelihood for 1 billion people involved in dairy chain. The world forecast for the development of the dairy industry was made public by the IFCN Dairy Research Network during the 19th International Dairy Conference, […]
Everything is very bad. It is difficult to avoid such an impression when reading the article about contamination of Ukrainian milk with radionuclides. Exceeding the norm five times is not a joke. Let’s look at this matter. In the title of the article in Ukrainian language it looks like it is about all the milk […]
The Draft Law #3871 which relates to the prohibition of use of palm oil in dairy products, is being actively discussed in the media. The information on this issue is presented to consumers in such a way that it may have them misled. Yes, the bill introduces amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Milk […]
It seems that at the beginning of the new year the global milk market will not tumble into chaos – at least in the forseeable future. Milk volumes in New Zealand are down, those in Australia are up but can’t make the neighbours’ decline even. The EU has been booking an almost stable milk production […]
Analyzing the current state of our raw milk market, we can see that over the past 5 years it has been quite stable. There is milk provided by farms and by rural households. The milk produced in households unfortunately keeps bigger share. I say “unfortunately”, because this milk is not safe, and its supply chain […]
Is it possible that the worldwidedairy market is again entering a downward trend? Has the market cycle shortened from about three years down to one year? Is there no relief for farmers and processors although a longer recovery phase from the past market crisis is very much needed? The new year starts with a lot […]
