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Farmers Applaud Trump on Phase One of China Deal

December 14, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The American Dairy Coalition applauds the efforts of President Donald Trump and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer for their hard work and dedication to farmers across the nation for reaching phase one of a new [Read More …]

Vilsack optimistic about dairy exports in 2020

December 2, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The USDEC president and CEO says the U.S. dairy industry is in the export business “to stay and to win.” Despite trade policy challenges in China and other markets, U.S. Dairy Export Council President and [Read More …]

Global risks give farmers no respite in 2020 – Rabobank

November 20, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

US-China trade war, fallout from African swine fever and low prices among headwinds affecting agri-commodity farmers next year Millions of coffee and sugar farmers face impoverished livelihoods. Although Rabobank sees prices increasing in 2020, coffee [Read More …]

Feeding 1.4 Billion: Inside China’s largest dairy farm

November 12, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Milk, as one of the oldest natural drinks, is rich in nutrients like calcium, vitamins, protein and amino acids humans need. According to the China Dairy Data Report released by the Dairy Association of China, [Read More …]

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Trump trade war with China takes toll on struggling Upstate NY dairy farmers

November 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

It took Kevin Ellis more than two years to navigate China’s trade barriers and win approval to export $25 million worth of dairy products from Central New York to the world’s most populous nation. His [Read More …]

Trump Set To Delay Tariff Increase For China

October 15, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Treasury Secretary. Steven Mnuchin says the 25 to 30% hike set to go into effect next week will not be implemented as the U.S. and China finalize this part of the trade deal. The meeting [Read More …]

Hopes are dim as US, China resume trade talks

October 11, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

13th round of U.S.-China trade negotiations are set to begin Thursday President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping have plenty of reasons to call off their trade war. Both face weakening economies that would likely [Read More …]

A Tale of Two Economies

October 9, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Reviewing U.S. and Chinese Manufacturing Indicies To be clear, it’s not the best of times, nor is it the worst of times, but there was an interesting set of figures out of the planet’s two largest [Read More …]

7 USDEC strategies opening doors in China and Japan for U.S. dairy farmers

September 19, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Effective today, China waives a retaliatory tariff on U.S. permeate for feed, illustrating how solving global problems can benefit our dairy farmers. As our farmers look to the future, it makes sense to gaze across [Read More …]

President Trump Announces Delay on Oct. 1 Tariff Hike

September 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

President Trump, in a pair of tweets yesterday, announced he plans to delay the imposition of an additional 5% duty on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods until October 15. Before this announcement, duties on [Read More …]

The Spot Cheese Markets Blasted Into the Stratosphere This Week

September 14, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2019 The spot cheese markets blasted into the stratosphere this week. CME spot Cheddar blocks soared to $2.205 per pound, their highest value since October [Read More …]

Vilsack optimistic about exports after China, Japan trips

September 10, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Strategy: Play the long game in markets with high upside, seize opportunities when playing fields leveled by U.S. trade policy. USDEC President and CEO Tom Vilsack addresses the China Dairy Industry Association. Returning from a [Read More …]

a2 Milk faces massive competition as Nestle launches in China

September 3, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Nestle, the world’s biggest food and beverage company, has launched a brand of infant formula that uses the A2 beta-casein protein made popular by the New Zealand and Australia-listed a2 Milk Company. “I can confirm [Read More …]

U.S. dairy industry building relationships in China for ‘long haul’

August 30, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Friday meetings in Beijing encourage collaborative partnerships as retaliatory tariffs take a toll on U.S. dairy exports. U.S. Dairy Export Council President and CEO Tom Vilsack met Friday with officials from Chinese government and [Read More …]

China’s major milk-producing region to upgrade dairy industry

August 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the country’s major milk-producing area, has released a plan to upgrade its dairy industry, aiming to see its annual production of raw milk reach 10 million tonnes by 2025. [Read More …]

T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending August 23, 2019

August 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In a series of tweets heard round the world, President Trump lambasted China for stealing America’s intellectual property and “ordered” American companies to look for ways to move their foreign operations out of China. According [Read More …]

Today, the National Farmers Union issued a statement regarding China’s tariffs on US

August 23, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Roger Johnson, President of the National Farmers Union: “It’s no surprise that China is slapping even more tariffs on American products. Every time Trump escalates his trade war, China calls his bluff — and why [Read More …]

China to Levy Retaliatory Tariffs on Another $75B of U.S. Goods

August 23, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The People’s Republic of China has announced that it will move forward with implementing tariffs of as much as 10 percent on $75 billion worth of U.S. products in retaliation for President Trump’s threats to [Read More …]

Farmers struggle as trade war goes on

August 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

As the trade war deepens, the Chinese say, at least, their buying will go to zero You will never get much argument in farm country about the Chinese being bad trade partners. Their misbehavior has [Read More …]

A Clancy-esque View of the Economy

August 14, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Like a good Tom Clancy novel, there are a lot of storylines unfolding in the economy. Any one of these narratives may be the one to cause the collapse of the world as we know [Read More …]

China trade standstill more bad news for farmers

August 9, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

From 2017 to 2018, U.S. agricultural exports to China fell more than 50 percent The following statement was released by American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “China’s announcement that it will not buy any [Read More …]

Will Trump’s trade war with China ever end?

August 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

It is clear that the trade war is hurting the economies of both China and the U.S. President Donald Trump recently escalated his trade war with China, threatening to impose a 10% tariff on the remaining [Read More …]

Value of U.S. Exports Hits Four-Year High in May

July 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

But lost sales to China still eroding overall volume. Total U.S. dairy exports in May were valued at $539.1 million, up 6% and the most in four years, fueled by an increase in cheese exports [Read More …]

Update on US-China Trade Negotiations: China is going to start spending money

July 5, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

U.S. and Chinese officials have begun talking again, according to news reports, to end a trade dispute that has dragged on since August 2017. Speaking to reporters earlier this week, President Trump illustrated how negotiations between [Read More …]

The 2019 Mid-Year Global Dairy Business Review

July 2, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

See the significant mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, new facilities, executive hires and marketing initiatives for the first six months of 2019. The U.S. Dairy Export Council tracks global dairy business developments every day from news media [Read More …]

Land O’Lakes, Inc. and Royal Agrifirm Group announce China joint venture focused on dairy nutritional products, services

June 25, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Two global agricultural cooperatives, U.S.-based Land O’Lakes, Inc. (Land O’Lakes) and The Netherlands-based Royal Agrifirm Group (Agrifirm), today announced that they will be setting up a dairy animal feed joint venture in China. The new [Read More …]

Farmers Applaud Trump on Phase One of China Deal

Vilsack optimistic about dairy exports in 2020

Global risks give farmers no respite in 2020 – Rabobank

Feeding 1.4 Billion: Inside China’s largest dairy farm

Trump trade war with China takes toll on struggling Upstate NY dairy farmers

Trump Set To Delay Tariff Increase For China

Hopes are dim as US, China resume trade talks

A Tale of Two Economies

7 USDEC strategies opening doors in China and Japan for U.S. dairy farmers

President Trump Announces Delay on Oct. 1 Tariff Hike

The Spot Cheese Markets Blasted Into the Stratosphere This Week

Vilsack optimistic about exports after China, Japan trips

a2 Milk faces massive competition as Nestle launches in China

U.S. dairy industry building relationships in China for ‘long haul’

China’s major milk-producing region to upgrade dairy industry

T.C. Jacoby Weekly Market Report Week Ending August 23, 2019

Today, the National Farmers Union issued a statement regarding China’s tariffs on US

China to Levy Retaliatory Tariffs on Another $75B of U.S. Goods

Farmers struggle as trade war goes on

A Clancy-esque View of the Economy

China trade standstill more bad news for farmers

Will Trump’s trade war with China ever end?

Value of U.S. Exports Hits Four-Year High in May

Update on US-China Trade Negotiations: China is going to start spending money

The 2019 Mid-Year Global Dairy Business Review

Land O’Lakes, Inc. and Royal Agrifirm Group announce China joint venture focused on dairy nutritional products, services

Qu Dongyu of China elected FAO Director-General

Trudeau and Trump to discuss trade, China

(Infographic) U.S. Dairy Cultivates Growth in SE Asia as Tariffs Take Toll in China

US farmers who sell to China feel pain of tariffs

The Downside and Upside of Increasing Exports

Not all fiber behaves the same in dairy rations

What Is Your Reason?

Preparing Grain Storages for Harvest