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Weekly beef and dairy digest: USDA issues its EU Milk Report and US cattle ranchers cry foul

Argentina’s ban on beef exports impacts Brazilian processors.

EU move cheeses off NZ producers

Moves by the European Commission to grant exclusive use of the term ‘halloumi’ to Cyprus cheesemakers is raising concerns among the New Zealand cheesemaking community.

UK dairy exports to EU remain low

As shown in the latest UK agri-food trade data, trade with the EU is well below normal levels across all sectors and dairy is no exception.

Increased production in EU dairy outlook

The European Commission believes EU-27 milk production could grow by 1% in 2021, according to the latest EU short-term outlook. This will be driven by an estimated 2% growth in milk yields, which is expected to outweigh the continuing decline in the EU dairy herd (-1% in 2021).

Why the dairy industry will struggle to meet the EU’s organic targets

The EU Farm to Fork strategy aims to make the food ecosystem more sustainable. While one of the ambitions is to increase the share of organic agriculture to 25% by 2030, there are major obstacles to overcome before it can be met, notably in the dairy sector.

Early closure of EU markets exposes milk price risk

Spot markets look set for a particularly volatile period as trade routes into the EU are closed off. Markets typically soften in the aftermath to Christmas as demand drops off and processing capacity tightens.

EU-UK talks: ‘Make or break’ moment approaching, say both sides

Trade talks between the UK and EU are reaching the “make or break” point, the two sides have said, with key differences proving hard to resolve.

NMPF Statement on EU’s Retaliatory Tariffs on Dairy

In response to the European Union’s (EU) imposition of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agriculture exports, which escalates the dispute over World Trade Organization (WTO)-incompliant aircraft subsidies, National Milk Producers Federation President and CEO Jim Mulhern issued the following statement:

India’s dairy farmers have become a big hurdle for trade deals with US, EU

India feels strongly about milk products on worries that imports could destroy livelihood of millions of farmers, most of who are small & lack economy of scale.