Australian dairy farmers are at the very end of a value chain that stretches around the world and back again. While more and more of the industry’s milk…
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Telling it like it might be
11/08/2017
Category: Other interests
Meanwhile….the market has turned
10/05/2017
By the time this column gets into the hands of readers, we’ll be getting close to the peak of the production season in southern Australia, in one of…
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A tale of two industries
08/31/2017
Once upon a time there were two dairy industries, on opposite sides of a big ditch, that were very similar. They produced about the same amount of milk,…
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Coco – Nuts
06/27/2017
The rise of all things coconut has seen an explosion in water and oil products on offer. The US launch of two coconut water brands Vita Coco and…
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Pragmatist vs purist
11/30/2016
In the US, the vegan movement in the 1970s, 80s and 90s was passionate, committed and largely ineffective – screaming into an echo chamber its rigid gospel prohibiting…
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The surging value of milk
09/13/2016
In May 2016, we provided an outlook for southern Australian farmgate milk prices for the 2016/17 production season, which we expected to be in the range $4.80-$5.20/kgms.
As part…
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A fresh look at waste
05/02/2016
With the FAO estimating that roughly one third of all the food produced in the world is wasted, there are need for some significant initiatives to ensure food…
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Free range fracas
11/08/2015
Free range is under fire from government agencies aiming to remove the confusion around “free range” and eggs.
In October the ACCC released an enforcement guide to “help hen…
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Can dairy volatility be managed?
10/06/2015
Last month we highlighted the amplified volatility the global dairy industry has experienced in recent times. As the current cycle runs its course, there is the predictable discussion…
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No-one plays God on milk supply
08/05/2015
What the world needs now is a lot less milk.
The short-term global market outlook according to our analysis for the next…
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