International prices to ease through 2014, says Rabobank
Rabobank expects an easing of global milk pricing from mid to late Q2 2014, according to its Q2 Dairy Quarterly report. Exportable supply rose strongly in Q4 2013 and is expected to continue into early...
View ArticleRabobank reports on changes in retail
The global food industry is on the cusp of an online retailing revolution that will lead to fundamental changes for everyone from processors to retailers, according to agricultural industry analysts...
View ArticleNestlé still first in Rabobank top 20
The latest annual Rabobank survey of the world’s largest dairy companies shows most of the top companies battle challenging conditions over the last 18 months. Weak economies and supply constraints...
View ArticleThe bear arrives for dairy
International and regional dairy markets are headed for 12 months of low prices, according to Rabobank’s latest Dairy Quarterly report. The price of internationally traded dairy commodities has already...
View ArticleDairy faces challenges, says Dairy UK
The UK dairy industry is facing formidable short term challenges due to global market volatility, which is set to continue, but the long-term outlook for dairy remains positive, according to Dairy UK....
View ArticleDairy prices continue to fall, says Rabobank
International dairy markets continue to suffer from low prices according to Rabobank’s latest Dairy Quarterly report, though the rate of decline in the price of dairy commodities has slowed compared to...
View ArticleRabobank report on the end of EU milk quotas
With the EU milk quota set to be removed on 1 April 2015, production will become further concentrated in the key milk-producing regions of Northern and Western Europe, according to Rabobank’s latest...
View ArticleRabobank: Dairy producers not out of the woods
Despite the price of dairy commodities rallying from their January lows in recent months, a report released by Rabobank claims that this price surge is hard to justify based on current market...
View ArticleTasmanian dairy remains competitive, says Rabobank
Rabobank analyst Ben Larkin says Tasmanian dairy has a globally competitive farmgate production model, and the state continues to see a number of dairy farm conversions, in a recent report on growth...
View ArticleStill more milk than market, says Rabobank
The world is still producing more milk than the market currently needs. This imbalance is unlikely to be substantially corrected in the second half of 2015, according to the Rabobank Dairy Quarterly....
View ArticleEDA to focus on economics at Annual Congress
Ahead of the World Dairy Forum, the European Dairy Association (EDA) and Dairy UK are organising a series of breakout sessions at the EDA Annual Congress. Several experts from across the EU will...
View ArticleThe Global Dairy Top 20
The Global Dairy Top 20, Rabobank’s annual survey of the world’s largest dairy companies, has been released. “While the names of the world’s 20 largest dairy companies will be familiar to industry...
View ArticleRabobank says NZ will ride out the storm
While drops in the GlobalDairyTrade auction prices in July and early August were “truly awful” for New Zealand dairy farmers, the recent collapse in dairy prices does not equate to long-term structural...
View ArticleProduction outstrips demand, says Rabobank
Milk production continues to expand faster than demand in recent months, according to agricultural analyst Rabobank’s Dairy Quarterly for the third quarter of 2015. Prices of key commodities have...
View ArticleEDA focuses on dairy growth
Last week, Edinburgh in the UK played host to the European Dairy Association (EDA) Annual Congress, which took an in-depth look at the current state of the dairy industry. Kevin Bellamy, senior analyst...
View ArticleLooking for the signposts
Edinburgh in the autumn is a lovely place to be. Against the backdrop of the Castle Rock, the European dairy industry met on George Street 15-16 October to discuss where it’s going and the new start...
View ArticleGlanbia launches €100m milk fund
Glanbia Co-operative Society, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Rabobank and Finance Ireland has announced the planned creation of a new €100 million ‘Glanbia MilkFlex Fund’. The fund will offer...
View ArticleUK dairy looks globally for export growth
The UK dairy industry has tremendous potential for growth on a global stage, and the ambition and determination to succeed, says Dairy UK chief executive Dr Judith Bryans (pictured second from left...
View ArticleNestlé tops Rabobank Global Dairy Top 20
Swiss giant Nestlé has topped agricultural analysts Rabobank’s top 20 list for dairy companies worldwide, according to the bank. The year 2015 was a “difficult year for most, with a strong US dollar...
View ArticleAfter the darkness
Rabobank’s Top 20 was released last week, and showed the effects of the downturn on the top processors globally in 2015. Now that milk prices are finally firming up, it is a snapshot of how the...
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