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Dairies invest in production facilities

May 10, 2017

Executives heading dairy processing firms must be confident in the future of the industry, based on their investment and expansion plans. In March and April, these companies made the following announcements:


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Dairy cow photo from Dairyfoods.com courtesy of Land O Lakes
Spring flush

Prediction: U.S. to be awash in organic milk this year

One organic dairy coop expects 5% growth in milk receipts but has imposed a quota on members and stopped contracting with new members in March.
May 6, 2017

There is an organic milk surplus of 50 million gallons. Some of this milk is being sold into conventional milk markets, reports this week’s Dairy Market News from the USDA.


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yogurt sales

Cultured dairy beverage sales are movin’ on up

Unit sales for refrigerated kefir products and shelf-stable yogurt drinks both see double-digit increases, while other cultured dairy segments are struggling.
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Sarah M. Kennedy
May 4, 2017

Consumers are guzzling the drinkable cultured dairy options — sales for refrigerated kefir products and shelf-stable yogurt drinks are on the rise. Sales for sour cream are also up. Meanwhile, sales for regular yogurt and cream cheese have dropped.


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Consumers thirst for organic milk

The lender CoBank reports that dairy farmers are increasing herd size. Private label organic milk and other products will create growth opportunities for dairy processors.
May 3, 2017

Despite the current excess supply environment, rising demand points to a bright future for the U.S. organic milk industry.


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95th Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest
The old college try

University of Tennessee team wins at Collegiate Dairy Contest

Fourteen colleges and universities from the United States and France participated in the year’s contest.
April 24, 2017

The University of Tennessee was the big winner in the 95th Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest. University of Tennessee students Michael Luethker and Katie Magee claimed honors in the undergraduate and Graduate Student All Products categories.


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