Show Notes
This week Jack Kennedy talks to economist Matt Dilly from ANZ bank in New Zealand about the 30% rise in dairy land sales in New Zealand, and how the El Nino might impact on New Zealand dairy farming. We hear about drone spraying and spreading in Australia, we hear about 'Shamonda like' virus in the Netherlands and maize yields only half of what was expected in Southern England.
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In this week's episode we visited a new development called Kilkenny Cheese on the East coast of Ireland. It's a Joint Venture investment between a family run company headquartered in the Netherlands called Royal A-ware and Tirlan, an Irish co-op based in the East of Ireland. Kilkenny Cheese make soft cheeses Edam and Gouda with by products of whey and cream processed at other Tirlan locations in Ireland. We also hear from milk suppliers in New Zealand, The Netherlands, England, and Ireland.
The Mid Term elections are coming up in the US – the World Dairy Expo was on last week in Madison – the US dairy industry has been flying and continues to fly – this week we get an update on the most fascinating aspect of the global dairy business - the US dairy scene. We also chat milk suppliers from New Zealand, the Netherlands, England and Ireland.
This week we have a peep under the protein bonnet of three leading global dairy companies – Leprino in the US, Arla in Europe and Tatua in New Zealand as we attempt to answer the question everybody is asking will unprecedented US dairy expansion in milk production and processing mean protein prices collapse next year and that the wheels come off the protein train. We hear from suppliers in New Zealand, Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, France, England and Ireland as Friesland Campina and Arla both lift milk prices for October.
How many of you have heard of the Global Dairy Platform? Well, it’s an international organisation that represents the global dairy sector. This week Jack Kennedy sits down with it’s CEO Donald Moore to get the low down on what role it plays for the dairy sector and how it operates as an organisation.
As New Zealand heads for peak milk, Europe recovers from its summer drought and the US continues to pump more milk onto global markets what is the outlook and the mood music for September and October on global dairy markets. This week Jack Kennedy maps market sentiment with John Lancaster from StoneX. We also hear from milk suppliers from the North Island and South Island of New Zealand, England, France, the Netherlands and Ireland.