Topic “dairy” — Exporter Magazine

by admin · February 4, 2016

Increased demand from the sports nutrition and dietary supplements industries could see the US whey protein approach 500 million pounds (250 million kg) by 2015, according to NutraIngredients.com, citing a Global Industry Analysts report. Sainsbury’s Dairy Development Group producers receive 2.1 pence per litre premium for their milk above the market price, which is designed to reward farmers for good agricultural practice. The payment builds to an average of £26,000 (NZ$59,000) per farmer, per year. Dairy processors in the EU are turning to cheese in an effort to put the market turbulence of a year ago behind them, according to DairyReporter.com. A recovery in global demand, a weaker Euro, and better margins are expected to conspire to prompt an increase in cheese production this year.