Dairy
Chinese dairy imports could improve by “2% year on year” in 2025, according to a new Rabobank...
Agri-Business
A US company has announced a voluntary recall of selected batches of infant formula powder due to a...
Nestlé is proposing to cease operations at its Wyeth Nutrition infant formula factory in Askeaton, Co. Limerick by Q1 of 2026.
Danone is launching a new infant formula which is composed of a blend of dairy and plant-based ingredients.
According to the international market research body Gira, the global infant formula market was estimated at 2.7 billion tonnes in 2017.
China’s dairy imports recovered substantially during 2016; however figures remain below 2014 levels, Suki Wu of Bord Bia has said.
Increases in the export value of pigmeat and infant formula have helped drive August EU agri-food exports up compared to the same period last year.
Danone has posted consolidated sales growth of 3.5% for the first quarter of 2016, compared to the corresponding quarter in 2015.
Nestle has reported sales of CHF 20.9 billion for the first-quarter of 2016, with its infant nutrition business helping to drive growth.
Demand for infant formula in China is expected to increase by 10%, after China relaxed its one-child policy; allowing couples to have two children, according to Rabobank.
Infant formula sales at Danone were up 10.6% year-on-year, driving overall sales up 4.6% in the third quarter of 2015.
EU exports to China are still growing, but at a slower rate than previous years.
Arla Foods Ingredients has announced that it has doubled its capacity for producing the protein alpha-lactalbumin in a bid to meet growing demand from the global infant formula market.
China is proposing a ban on infant formula advertisements in the mass media and public venues, the country's Xinhua news agency reports.
Danone's first quarter sales for 2015 are up by 4.8% from the same time last year, the company has announced
World News
The price paid for infant formula imported into China could be driven down by a new campaign focusing on online sales, the New Zealand Herald reports.
Dairy giant Danone is predicting milk prices to rebound in the second half of 2015.
New Zealand Dairy giant Fonterra has an initial offer to take a 20% stake in Beingmate, the Chinese company that sells Kerry Group's infant formula in China
The volume of infant formula exports to China doubled in 2014, although overall exports of infant formula are estimated to have increased by 15% in value terms.
Australia had a big win last week with the ratification of a free trade agreement (FTA) with China according to Alan O’Brien of Bord Bia’s Shanghai Office.
One of the richest women in the world is looking for over 12,000 acres of land in Australia to set up a dairy farm and start supplying infant formula into the Asian market.
China’s one-child policy shift has huge implications for the infant formula market.
China imported more than 90,000 tonnes of infant formula in 2012. The Netherlands was the No 1 exporter at about 20,000 tonnes.
