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03/02/2015
Clover CEO Mr Johann Vorster said consumers are buying more Clover full-cream products and slightly fewer low-fat products. According to him, the demand for full-cream dairy
03/02/2015
Fonterra decided to reduce the quantity of dairy products offered on its bi-weekly internet sale. This follows its announcement of a reduction in the estimated production
03/02/2015
The MPO Limpopo route meeting of 27 January 2015 was successful with a third of the milk producers in the province attending, said chairman Mr Jan
03/02/2015
Well-known Western Cape dairy farmer Sir David Graaff passed away on the De Grendel family farm, Durbanville, on Saturday, 24 January 2015, after a short illness.
03/02/2015
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Senzeni Zokwana gave feedback on the status of the department’s foot-and-mouth disease control programme Operation Compliance in a press statement
27/01/2015
In its World Economic Outlook published on 20 January 2015, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) adjusted the growth outlook for 2015 and 2016 downward by 0,3
27/01/2015
MPO Mpumalanga chair Mr Douglas Dickson invites all milk producers in the province to attend one of the route meetings on 11 and 12 February 2015.
27/01/2015
Mr Gerhard Schutte CEO of the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation gave an update of measures taken to maintain the country’s foot-and-mouth disease-free status in an interview
27/01/2015
Onderstepoort Biological Products updated its customers about the availability of vaccines in a letter dated 12 January 2015. Vaccines for bluetongue, horse sickness, Brucella (5 ml
27/01/2015
At the Fonterra Global dairy trade (GDT) auction on 20 January, prices were on average 1% up on the previous sale. This followed on a 2,4%
27/01/2015
Total milk production during 2014 is estimated at 2 881 million litres, up 2,2% on 2013, similar to the 2012 – 2013 growth rate. The increase
27/01/2015
MPO economist Dr Koos Coetzee gave an overview of local and international economic trends in an interview with Ms Lise Roberts. To listen to the interview
20/01/2015
Ms Lise Roberts interviewed Mr Christo Joubert of the National Agricultural Marketing Council on RSG about the Council’s functions. To listen to the interview click HERE
20/01/2015
Milk quotas in the European Union will be abolished from 1 May. The quotas were introduced in 1984 to prevent significant overproduction in Europe, which would
20/01/2015
The Dairy Mail editor Ms Robyn Joubert gave an overview of TDM’s Innovation Awards competition, which was held in 2014 for the first time in an
20/01/2015
The US economy is in recovery. In December 2014, employment increased by 252 000, which means unemployment fell to 5,6%, the lowest level since the recession
20/01/2015
Clover CEO Mr Johann Vorster said value-added products such as yogurt, custard and dessert could make up around 20% of Clover industries’ business within a few
20/01/2015
Waikato SA celebrated their 10th birthday in November 2014, and the MPO Eastern Cape was privileged to be a part of the fun-filled and truly South
16/01/2015
According to the latest Cumulus published by Absa Insurance, at the medium time scale, previous years such as the current were associated with relatively wet conditions during
14/01/2015
They Key Market Signals for January 2015 has just been published. It shows that Milk production during the first eleven months of 2014 is 1,9% higher than