Insights and Stories on Dairy Prices

Dairy commission fills board vacancy

Oct. 3, 2022 at 11:29 pm CDT

Concerns that the Canadian Dairy Commission could be caught short at its board table have been resolved with a new appointment to a vacant commissioner’s chair. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Sept. 27 announced Shikha Jain will be the CDC’s commissioner for a four-year term effective Sept. 15. Jain, […]

New CEO named for Canadian Dairy Commission

Jul. 7, 2022 at 3:36 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

International dairy prices, volumes fall at auction

Mar. 15, 2016 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Charlotte Greenfield

Arla CEO says world dairy market in crisis

Feb. 17, 2016 at 5:17 pm CST

By Ole Mikkelsen

EU dairy farmers get rude awakening in post-quota market

Aug. 28, 2015 at 4:38 pm CDT

By Gus Trompiz

U.K. grocers Morrisons, Aldi give ground in milk dispute

Aug. 14, 2015 at 7:49 pm CDT

London | Reuters — British supermarkets Morrisons and Aldi responded on Friday to pressure from financially strapped dairy farmers by raising the price they pay milk suppliers. U.K. farmers have warned they face financial ruin, with falls in the price of milk forcing many out of work and spurring others […]

By Reuters

Fonterra cuts dairy jobs as ‘white gold’ rush fizzles

Jul. 16, 2015 at 3:24 pm CDT

Wellington | Reuters — New Zealand dairy exporter Fonterra is cutting jobs in an effort to shore up its cash flows as a slump in global dairy demand, particularly from No. 1 buyer China, threatens to snuff out the country’s “white gold” rush. Dairy prices have more than halved from […]

By Naomi Tajitsu

Global dairy demand seen picking up only slightly

May. 28, 2015 at 7:05 pm CDT

Wellington | Reuters –– Global dairy prices are expected to pick up only slightly over the next 12 months, New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy exporter, said Thursday. Fonterra said the subdued outlook amid sluggish demand would likely slow the pace of New Zealand dairy output growth, […]