TheDairySite Newsletter - 25 November 2011

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Friday 25th November 2011

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Editorial: Global Dairy Prices Fall

With New Zealand and Australia in Spring milk production, output from both countries is expected to increase by 7.2 per cent.

In August, milk deliveries recorded in the EU were up 1.1 per cent year-on-year, with the 2011-12 dairying season shaping up to be the strongest in over five years.

US milk production is now expected to come in at 88.9 billion litres in 2011, up 1.6 per cent on 2010.

This steady rise in production has been catalyst to falling prices. Prices having now declined for seven consecutive months.

Chinese and Russian dairy demand appears to have fallen and financial concerns are adding pressure to the global markets.

Nonetheless, despite the consecutive monthly declines, dairy prices are still strong and have held up reasonably well given the circumstances. In October, prices were 48.5 per cent above their average over the past decade, and up 6.3 per cent on a year earlier.

One thing to consider is whether the EU market will look at gearing up production over the next few years in anticipation of the end of EU milk quotas in 2014?

In France contractual relationships between producers and processors was made compulsory earlier this year. Predictably there have been a few teething problems. Contracts offered by private processors have been deemed unacceptable by French dairy producers, who are putting pressure on the government to involve itself in negotiations.

Will we see more strikes by French farmers and milk dumped onto major roads?

Charlotte Johnston

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Dairy Powders and Concentrated Products
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This Week's Feature Articles

We have 4 new features this week:

Investing In Transition Cows Will Pay Back
The transition period is the key to unlocking a cows productive and reproductive efficiency. The three weeks prior to and following calving are essential, discussed Mary Beth de Ondarza, a US dairy nutrition consultant and member of the European Board of Bovine Experts (EBBE). Charlotte Johnston TheCattleSite editor reports.

Are Global Dairy Prices Falling?
In the November edition of Dairy Co's Dairy market update, wholesale data shows global prices falling compared to the previous year.

Short Term Outlook for Arable Crop, Meat & Dairy Markets
EU agricultural markets are strongly affected by the macroeconomic outlook, according to the European Commission's Short Term Outlook for Arable Crop, Meat and Dairy Markets.

Brazil Annual Dairy Report 2011
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service forecasts fluid milk production in Brazil to increase by two per cent in 2012, supported by a relatively strong Brazilian economy which will support higher domestic demand.