Ontario’s first producer of verified-grass-fed butter and cheeses is set to become part of the province’s biggest dairy co-operative. Gay Lea Foods said Monday it has completed a deal to […] Read more
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Gay Lea buys northern Ontario cheesemaker
Agropur halts talks with Quebec goat dairy producers
Agropur has gone back to Plan A for the fate of a major Quebec soft cheese processing plant after halting talks with the province’s goat dairy farmer association. Canada’s biggest […] Read more
U.S. set to widen trade war on EU front
London/Brussels/Washington | Reuters — The United States won approval on Wednesday to impose import tariffs on US$7.5 billion worth of European aircraft and agricultural goods over illegal EU subsidies handed […] Read more
U.S., Japan sign limited trade deal
New York | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed a limited trade deal on Wednesday that cuts tariffs on U.S. farm goods, Japanese […] Read more
Lab-grown dairy: the next protein foray
Start-up companies are not going to produce milk in a lab – but the most valued components of it
Lab-grown meat is getting a lot of attention along with plant-based meat substitutes. Dairy proteins may be the next product produced in a lab, for use in fluid “milk” production […] Read more
U.S. dairy farm branches out to make ends meet
Smaller U.S. dairy farms have to diversity in order to stay in business during the long-term price slump
Eddie Gibson is unsure how many generations of his family have farmed at Walton, Kentucky, but he fears he may be the last. He and his wife, Marcy, own Ed-Mar […] Read more
Parmalat’s play for Kraft cheeses clears regulators
Dairy giant Parmalat’s proposed $1.62 billion deal for Kraft Heinz’s “natural” cheese business in Canada has cleared federal antitrust regulators. The federal Competition Bureau on Thursday said it issued a […] Read more
Canadian dairies get significant control over imports under TPP
Toronto | Reuters — Canada will give local dairy processors significant control over imports under a new trade deal with Pacific countries that opens the sheltered industry to further competition, […] Read more
Parmalat to buy Kraft’s Ontario cheese plant, brands
U.S. food processing giant Kraft Heinz is taking one step back from the Canadian dairy processing business with a deal to sell its eastern Ontario cheese plant and the brands […] Read more
Agropur to shut Monteregie fine cheese plant
A Quebec cheese plant formerly known as a top maker of Camembert- and Brie-type cheeses is set to shut permanently in April after five years under Agropur’s ownership. Quebec-based Agropur, […] Read more