Cheese Reporter

Front Page - April 9 • Volume 145, No. 43
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US Dairy Exports Increased 7% In February; Dairy Imports Fell 21%
US dairy exports during February were valued at $557.8 million, up 7 percent from February 2020, according to figures released Wednesday by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service.....

USDA Raises 2021 Milk Production Forecast, Also Hikes Dairy Product, Milk Price Forecasts

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), in its monthly supply-demand estimates released today, raised its 2021 milk production forecast and also boosted its dairy product and milk price forecasts.

Retail Sales Of Plant Based Foods Grew 27% In 2020; Sales Of Plant-Based Dairy Alternatives Also Up

Retail sales of plant-based foods grew 27 percent in 2020 to reach $7 billion, according to data released Tuesday by the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) and the Good Food Institute (GFI)..

Cheese Use At Limited Foodservice Kept Sector Afloat During Pandemic
Natural cheese products that topped pizza, burgers and sandwiches at limited-service restaurants during the past year outperformed the industry as a whole, and helped prop up a segment brutally disrupted by the pandemic. ....

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: Trade Barriers Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon, by Dick Groves, Cheese Reporter
Petition Calls For EPA To Regulate Farms That Confine 500 Or More Cows And Liquify Manure
Ultra-Processed Foods Deemed Harmful To Health, But Term’s Meaning Debated
WCMA’s Championship Cheese Auction Raises $39,125 For Scholarships
Seven Companies Participating In DFA’s 2021 CoLab Accelerator Program
Global Dairy Trade Price Index Rises 0.3%; Most Product Prices Increase
Outlook For US Dairy Exports In 2021 Is Positive
Groups Want Third-Party Restaurant Ordering Platforms Menu Labeling Info
First Dairy Blender Event To Be June 9 In Syracuse, NY
COLUMNISTS: From Isolation To Investment by Dan Strongin
COMPANY PROFILE: Improved Genetics Provides Opportunity In Sheep Milk Market As Ms. J and Co. Amping Up Milk Production
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