After South India, A New Dairy War, This Time In Madhya Pradesh
The Congress party has accused the BJP-led state government of promoting Amul and other brands at the expense of Madhya Pradesh’s own Cooperative Dairy Federation’s (MPCDF) brand Sanchi.
Minister reignites milk war on supermarket
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has renewed savage attacks on major supermarkets over milk prices, accusing Woolworths of token gimmicks instead of helping farmers.
Some dairy farmers are turning to unpasteurized milk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says raw milk poses a health risk, but proponents swear by its health benefits and quality. And now, some dairy farms are looking to unpasteurized milk to help save an industry that has been in free-fall for decades.
Uganda-Kenya milk war boils over with no end in sight of regional trade tiffs
In Summary: At a glance, Uganda’s trade with Rwanda is down to a trickle after a year-long of frosty relations; Tanzania has locked out Ugandan timber, sugar and maize; while Kenya, which has been open to imports of maize and beans from Uganda has been reluctant to open its market to manufactured products from Uganda and now even milk. The South Sudan market, while open, still suffers from effects of conflict and insecurity.
U.S. farmers, battered by low commodity prices and trade war, brace for things to get worse
‘It’s going to be a tough year, there are no two ways about it’
Dairy Farmers Hurt By Trade War
Exports of U.S. dairy products to China have dropped more than 50% because of the trade war. The U.S. is losing out at a time when Chinese consumers are eating more cheese and drinking more milk.
Dairy gets decked from both sides in trade war
Wars are typically high in both casualties and wounded winners. Neither is a particularly positive outcome.
Washington farmers got $50.7 million in trade war payments. They lost a lot more
Thousands of Washington farmers received millions in federal aid payments intended to compensate for losses from trade disputes.
Millions went to Idaho after trade war. Farmers say it’s pennies on the dollar
The federal government paid Idaho farms and dairies $24 million in the last year under a special program that’s supposed to help them survive the Trump administration’s trade war.
Trump’s Trade War is Wreaking Havoc On the Economic Security of Erie County Dairy Farmers
Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series highlighting the local impact of Trump’s policies in key counties in MI, PA, WI, and FL.
