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China’s small dairy farmers dump milk as sector enters downturn

By Dominique Patton January 9, 2015

Beijing | Reuters –– Small dairy farmers in China are dumping milk and selling cows as demand from processors slows in a sharp turnaround from last year, when a scramble for supplies prompted a huge surge in milk powder imports. Slower growth in milk product consumption, higher yields from modern dairy farms and the excess […] Read more

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Italian court orders new trial for bankers in Parmalat scandal

By Reuters December 7, 2014

Parma | Reuters — Italy’s top appeals court on Friday threw out jail sentences against prominent bankers Cesare Geronzi and Matteo Arpe in a case related to the country’s biggest corporate scandal, the 2003 collapse of dairy group Parmalat. The Court of Cassation quashed the sentences handed down by a lower court in 2013 and […] Read more

Equipment such as this offal blow tank at Quebec’s Levinoff-Colbex plant was sold to buyers onsite and online on Dec. 2. (BidSpotter.com)

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Shuttered Que. beef plant’s equipment sold

By Dave Bedard December 5, 2014

The chance of a rescue for Quebec’s Levinoff-Colbex cull cow packing plant has passed, now that the facility’s equipment has been sold off piecemeal at auction. Provincial investment financing agency Investissement Quebec and other creditors still own the Colbex building and land at St-Cyrille-de-Wendover, in the Centre-du-Quebec region. But the plant’s receivers sold its equipment to a consortium of […] Read more

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In-vitro bovine embryos allowed from the U.S.

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 29, 2014

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced a new agreement which allows in-vitro fertilized (IVF) bovine embryos to enter Canada from the U.S. Previously, only IVF bovine embryos produced within Canada were accessible to producers. A Canadian Food Inspection agency release said this represents the first agreement Canada has developed with another country to permit the […] Read more

Domino’s Michael Curran (right, with DFC president Wally Smith) announces the Canadian chain’s commitment to Canadian cheese on Wednesday in Toronto. (CNW Group/Dairy Farmers of Canada)

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Domino’s Canadian arm commits to Canadian cheese

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 16, 2014

In the wake of a rival’s play to import cheaper U.S. mozza, the Canadian franchisee of U.S. pizza chain Domino’s has formally gone all-in on the Canadian brand. Domino’s Pizza of Canada on Wednesday announced what it bills as a “major partnership” with Dairy Farmers of Canada, which will see DFC’s 100 per cent Canadian […] Read more

Hewitt’s Dairy owner Marie Hewitt, left, has reached a deal to sell the family-owned dairy processing business to Gay Lea Foods. (HewittsDairy.com)

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Ontario’s Gay Lea to buy Hewitt’s Dairy

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 15, 2014

A 127-year-old family-owned Ontario dairy processor is set to go co-op. Gay Lea Foods, the province’s largest dairy co-operative, announced Wednesday it reached a deal to buy Hewitt’s Dairy of Hagersville for an undisclosed sum, effective Nov. 1. Hewitt’s is an icon in southern Ontario for its dairy bar just north of Hagersville, about 25 […] Read more

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Feds back livestock genetics marketing push

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 10, 2014

A bid to boost sales of Canadian dairy, sheep and goat genetics in export markets has picked up seven-figure federal funding. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Wednesday announced $1.6 million for the Canadian Livestock Genetics Association (CLGA), mainly to help the association achieve its target of increasing sales and exports of dairy genetics by 10 […] Read more

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EU provides aid to dairy sector after Russian ban

By Barbara Lewis August 28, 2014

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission announced financial support for exporters of dairy products hit by Russia’s ban on Western food imports, adding to emergency measures already taken to help fruit and vegetable producers. Moscow this month imposed a one-year embargo on meat, fish, dairy, fruit and vegetables from the U.S., the European Union, […] Read more

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Supreme Court rejects raw-milk dairyman’s appeal

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 14, 2014

An Ontario dairyman’s legal challenge of bans on the sale of unpasteurized milk has ended at the Supreme Court of Canada’s doormat. The country’s top court on Thursday dismissed — without costs — the application from Durham, Ont. farmer Michael Schmidt, in which he sought leave to appeal previous losses at Ontario’s Court of Justice and […] Read more

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Milk prices sink as ‘white gold’ floods even China’s demand

By fayen-wong, Gyles Beckford August 6, 2014

Wellington/Shanghai | Reuters –– Hopes of a “white gold” rush fuelled by booming Asian demand for milk and other dairy products have been dealt a blow, as swollen stockpiles in top consumer China and a flood of supply pummel dairy prices. Global dairy prices have fallen more than 40 per cent since February, according to […] Read more

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China’s small dairy farmers dump milk as sector enters downturn

Italian court orders new trial for bankers in Parmalat scandal

Shuttered Que. beef plant’s equipment sold

In-vitro bovine embryos allowed from the U.S.

Domino’s Canadian arm commits to Canadian cheese

Ontario’s Gay Lea to buy Hewitt’s Dairy

Feds back livestock genetics marketing push

EU provides aid to dairy sector after Russian ban

Supreme Court rejects raw-milk dairyman’s appeal

Milk prices sink as ‘white gold’ floods even China’s demand

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