FDA Issues Final Rule To Revise Standard Of Identity For Yogurt
This final rule is in response, in part, to a petition submitted in February 2000 by the National Yogurt Association (NYA), which is now part of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA).

Cheese Production Jumped 8% In April; Butter Production Dropped 18.5%
April 2020 was the first full month of pandemic-related lockdowns and supply chain adjustments. Among other things, April 2020 cheese production was down 3.0 percent from April 2019. Compared to April 2019, cheese output in April 2021 was up 4.7 percent..

USDA To Invest Over $4 Billion To Strengthen Food Supply Chains
The new effort is intended to strengthen the food system, create new market opportunities, tackle the climate crisis, help communities that have been left behind, and support good-paying jobs throughout the supply chain..

US Dairy Exports Jumped 32% In April; Dairy Imports Increased 27%
Leading markets for US dairy exports during the first four months of 2021, on a value basis, with comparisons to the first four months of 2020, were: Mexico, $515.9 million, up 9 percent; Canada, $263.9 million, up 9 percent; China, $212 million, up 56 percent; Philippines, $128.

Bridging The Digital Divide
As mask mandates are being lifted, it is a good time to reflect on what we learned during the COVID- 19 pandemic. For many of us, the past year revealed how important high-speed internet was to conduct everyday business, attend school, and to connect with family and friends.

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Underlying Dairy Market Fundamentals Remain Relatively Neutral: Rabobank
With each passing month, dairy markets worldwide are slowly returning to normal from the pandemic-led channel distortion, the report noted. Careful supply and demand data assessment is warranted as the industry overlaps the hardest-hit corresponding periods and pantry loading from 2020.

US Dairy Industry’s Total Economic Impact Is $753 Billion: IDFA Study
The study measures the combined impact of the dairy products industry, as defined by the production of cheese, fluid milk products, yogurt and other cultured products, dairy-derived ingredients, specialty dairy-based products, ice cream and frozen...

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June 10, 2011: San Luis Obispo, CA—Cal.

Dairy CPI Rose 0.1% In May; Retail Cheddar Price Fell, Milk Increased
The dairy CPI has now been above 230 in four of the first five months of 2021; it was 229.2 in March. Last year, the dairy CPI was above 230 in just four months during the entire year (May, August, September and December), while averaging 228.3 for the year.

EPA To Phase Down Production, Use Of Hydrofluorocarbons
The AIM Act directs EPA to sharply reduce production and consumption of these pollutants by using an allowance allocation and trading program. This phasedown will reduce the production and import of HFCs in the US by 85 percent over the next 15 years, the EPA said.

Three Specialty Cheese Marketers Acquired By Ronin Equity Partners
Specifically, Ronin Equity Partners has acquired Red Apple Cheese, Watertown, CT, a market leader in smoked, flavored, and kosher specialty cheeses; Barron County Cheese, Barron, WI, a smoker and co-packer for the specialty cheese industry; and Cheese Brothers, Barron, WI, an e-commerce specialty cheese business.

DFA Campaign Shows Sustainability Commitment
Led by farmers and a team of engineers, nutritionists, veterinarians, technology experts, scientists and others, the DFA Nerd Herd aims to help educate consumers about DFA’s sustainability initiatives, while also addressing misconceptions about dairy’s environmental impact.

Bill To Boost Dairy, Other Ag Exports Gains Unanimous Approval In Wisconsin Senate
The bill specifically requires WEDC and the Center for International Agribusiness Marketing in the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to cooperate to, among other things, increase the value of Wisconsin’s milk and other dairy product exports by at least 25 percent over the value as of Dec.

Old Amsterdam Cheese Names Norseland As Distribution Partner In Canada
“We at Norseland Canada are excited to extend the relationship with Old Amsterdam into the Canadian market,” said Christoph Preusser, brand manager-Canada, Norseland Inc. “We are thrilled to represent the premium Aged Gouda brand and bring it to our local retailers.

Oregon State University To Build $20 Million Dairy Processing Facility
“This facility will provide us the tools necessary to work toward a sustainable future for the dairy industry,” said Alan Sams, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences, director of the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station and Reub Long Professor.

California’s Straus Family Creamery Moves Production To New Facility
Straus Family Creamery is actively pursuing ways to eliminate fossil fuel-based plastic packaging, implementing a roadmap over the next several years to shift away from its current plastic packaging.

3-A SSI Releases Revised Standards
3-A Sanitary Standard for Homogenizers and Reciprocating Pumps, Number 04-06, applies to the sanitary aspects of homogenizers and reciprocating pumps, and their integral ancillary components, for liquid products. Product enters the homogenizer or reciprocating pump at the product inlet and exits at the product outlet.

NIST Expands Database That Helps Identify Oligosaccharides In Milk
The first version of the human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) library, released in 2018, consisted of 74 oligosaccharides. To build it, Remoroza and her colleagues analyzed components in a milk sample from NIST Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1953.

House Bill Would Require FDA To Update, Clarify Its GRAS Regulation
That final rule clarified the criteria for the use of a substance to be eligible for classification as GRAS and established a new administrative procedure for any person to notify FDA of the basis for a conclusion that a substance is GRAS under the conditions of its intended use.

FDA Final Rule Amending Yogurt Standard A ‘Much Needed First Step’, IDFA Says
IDFA advocated that the agency should more expeditiously and transparently modernize food standards, including the 102 dairy product standards of identity, to allow the industry to continue to offer nutritious, innovative foods that satisfy consumer needs and desires.

Fermented Dairy Products Could Help Reduce Conditions Like Hypertension
A team of investigators from the Center for Food Research and Development in Sonora, Mexico, and the National Technological Institute of Mexico in Veracruz reported on numerous studies of fermented milks as antihypertensive treatments and in relation to gut microbiota modulation.

Volunteers Needed For Idaho Milk Processors Dairy Product Contest
The IMPA contest was started in 1996. It was in 1998 when the association held its first cheese auction to provide scholarships to students interested in dairy and food science programs at University of Idaho and Utah State University. Subsquentally, Washington State, South Dakota State and Brigham Young students became eligible for the scholarships.

New Date For NCIMS Conference: April 7-12, 2022 In Indiana
During the interim, the NCIMS executive board and Program Committee will work to develop more information about the full conference program, and a timeline for submitting proposals in the coming months..

PLANNING GUIDE
• Sept. 10-14: Tentative New Date.

IDFA Virtual Regulatory RoundUP Set For July 27-28; Registration Now Open
Discussion topics include the basics of Proposition 65 101; front-of-pack labeling; new era of smarter food safety; regulation of chemical contaminants update; fermentation-derived dairy analogs; and sodium recommendations – how low can they go?.

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WHOLESALE BUTTER MARKETS - JUNE 9
Some contacts anticipate demand will keep growing as more foodservice outlets return to full operating capacity in the coming weeks and months..

NDM PRODUCTS - JUNE 10
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DAIRY PRODUCT MARKETS
Cheese block prices have fallen by $0.0475 since last week, while barrel prices are up $0.0075. Lower market prices have, reportedly, led to increased demand for cheese to export, with contacts reporting a notable demand to Asian markets.

NATIONAL - CONVENTIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS
Conventional dairy ads saw an increase of 2 percent this week. The most advertised item was ice cream in 48- to 64-ounce containers. These ads grew by just 4 percent, while the average price dropped by $0.16 down to $2.92. The largest increase in conventional ads were Greek yogurt in 32-ounce containers, increasing by 207 percent.

USDA Hikes Milk Production Forecasts, Also Increases Most Price Forecasts
Exports on both fat and skimsolids bases are raised from last month. Fat basis export increases are underpinned largely by higher shipments of butterfat-containing products and cheese, while skimsolids increases primarily reflect stronger expected cheese, lactose, and whey shipments, USDA said.

MARKET OPINION - CHEESE REPORTER
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