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North Island flooding threatens New Zealand’s dairy industry

By |February 7, 2023|Categories: Dairy & Eggs, Weather|Tags: , , |

Heavy rains and flash floods have led to mudslides, the evacuation of thousands across New Zealand’s North Island, and closure of many schools. Residents [...]

Herd number reported unchanged—sort of—in May milk report

By |May 24, 2022|Categories: Dairy & Eggs, Livestock & Poultry|Tags: , , , , , |

Somewhat surprisingly, the USDA May milk production report showed the herd was little changed from the prior month. In fact, while USDA adjusted the [...]

Signs of weakness creeping into dairy market

By |December 29, 2021|Categories: Dairy & Eggs, Market Prices|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

After prices rallied sharply in November, the dairy market seemed dominated by bullish buyers and tight heifer supply. However, when the market is leaning [...]

Dairy herd & milk yield fall below year-ago levels

By |November 23, 2021|Categories: Dairy & Eggs|Tags: , , , , |

This week’s USDA milk production report provided more bullish fuel as the national herd fell by a further -14,000 head to 9.4 million cows [...]