Canadian Dairy Statistics Third Quarter 2008
Canadian milk producers sold 7.67 million kilolitres of milk and cream to dairies during the 2007-2008 dairy year, up 2.5% from last year, says a third quarter 2008 dairy report, written by Statistics Canada.

US Feed Outlook
All feed grains prices are lowered this month as financial and macroeconomic developments have combined with supply and demand fundamentals to reduce grain prices in 2008/09, reports the ERS USDA.

Economic Impacts of Regulatory Responses to BSE
Using Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) as an example, this paper by the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service demonstrates the pervasiveness of the effects of restrictive feed policies and regulations, particularly as...

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
US meat production seems to be down all round this month, falling slightly behind expectations, says the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) from the USDA.

Milk and Milk Products: A Global Market Analysis
World food prices have fallen farther and faster than can be explained through production gains alone. Underlying the price slide are other important factors, including the financial crisis, the halving of world crude oil prices. Here, the FAO Food Outlook...

EU-27 Dairy and Products Annual 2008
Milk production and output of dairy products in the EU-27 is expected to increase in 2008 as a result of a higher overall milk production quota and growing domestic consumption of dairy products, reports USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service. A link to the...

New Zealand Dairy and Products Annual 2008
Milk production fell 3% in MY 2008 due to a drought that engulfed most of New Zealand during the summer months. Production is forecast to rebound by 8% in MY 2009, due largely to an increase of approximately 200,000 cows over the past two years, reports...

Australia Dairy and Products Annual 2008
Australian production of fluid milk for 2008/09 is forecast to increase by approximately two percent to 9,700 TMT, reports USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which...

Japan Dairy and Products Annual 2008
Thus far in 2008, Japan’s tightly controlled dairy sector has found it difficult to make the transition from a buyer’s to a seller’s market, with one symptom being retail butter shortages, says a USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service report. A link to the...

Argentina Dairy and Products Annual 2008
Argentine dairy exports in 2009 are forecast to increase, as expected larger milk production, stable domestic consumption and high stocks, will force the industry to ship larger volumes of dry whole milk and cheese, says USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service....

US Feed Outlook
By ERS USDA. This monthly report examines supply, use, prices, and trade for feed grains, including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Focuses on corn; also contains information on sorghum, barley, oats, and hay.

Indonesian Dairy and Products Annual 2008
Indonesian imports of non fat dry milk and whole milk powder are estimated to increase to 159,000 MT and 44,000 MT respectively due to continued economic growth, a stable political outlook, continued per capita consumption increase, and growing health...

US Beef and Dairy Outlook Report - October 2008
By U.S.D.A, Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the October 2008: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
US red meat production is expected to continue to be strong in 2008 as higher broiler and turkey output offsets lower pork output according to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from the USDA.

Traceability and Quality to Meet Consumer Expectations
Consumers are expecting more from the products they eat than they used to, writes TheCattleSite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.