Cheese Reporter

Front Page - June 11 • Volume 145, No. 52
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FDA Issues Final Rule To Revise Standard Of Identity For Yogurt
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week issued a final rule that revokes the standards of identity for lowfat yogurt and nonfat yogurt and amends the standard of identity for yogurt in numerous respects...

Cheese Production Jumped 8% In April; Butter Production Dropped 18.5%
US cheese production during April totaled 1.14 billion pounds, up 8 percent, or 84.2 million pounds, from April 2020, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported last Friday.....

USDA To Invest Over $4 Billion To Strengthen Food Supply Chains
Citing lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic and recent supply chain disruptions, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday announced plans to invest more than $4 billion to strengthen critical supply chains through the Build Back Better initiative.

US Dairy Exports Jumped 32% In April; Dairy Imports Increased 27%
US dairy exports during April were valued at $681.3 million, up 32 percent from April 2020, according to figures released Tuesday by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)....

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GUEST EDITORIAL COMMENT: Bridging The Digital Divide, by Julie Sweney, FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative
US Dairy Industry’s Total Economic Impact Is $753 Billion: IDFA Study
Underlying Dairy Market Fundamentals Remain Relatively Neutral: Rabobank
USDA Hikes Milk Production Forecasts, Also Increases Most Price Forecasts
Three Specialty Cheese Marketers Acquired By Ronin Equity Partners
Oregon State University To Build $20 Million Dairy Processing Facility
California’s Straus Family Creamery Moves Production To New Facility
House Bill Would Require FDA To Update, Clarify Its GRAS Regulation
New Date For NCIMS Conference: April 7-12, 2022 In Indiana
COLUMNISTS: Help Wanted! by John Umhoefer, WCMA
COMPANY PROFILE: Brush Creek Creamery Uses Flavors From Surroundings, Soil, In Pledge To Maintain Artisan Production
And Plenty More...

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