Cheese Reporter

Front Page - August 5, 2022 • Volume 147, No. 8
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US Dairy Exports Jumped 34% In June; Imports Set Monthly Record
US dairy exports during June were valued at $886.2 million, up 34 percent from June 2021, according to figures released Thursday by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)....

Cheese Production Rose 2.7% In June, But Fell In Four Of Top Five Cheese Producing States

US cheese production during June totaled 1.16 billion pounds, up 2.7 percent from June 2021, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported Thursday. ...

Petition Asks FDA To Adopt Mandatory Front-Of-Packaging Food Labeling System For All Foods

The CSPI petitioned the US FDA to issue regulations to implement a standardized front-of-package nutrition labeling system that is mandatory, nutrient-specific, includes calories, and is “interpretive” with respect to the levels of sodium, saturated fat, and added sugars per serving..

Northeast Lawsuit Alleges That DFA Monopsonized Region’s Milk Market
From at least May 10, 2016, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) attempted to or did monopsonize the market for raw Grade A milk in the Northeast, a complaint filed in the US District Court for the District of Vermont last Friday alleges....

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EDITORIAL COMMENT: An Impressive ‘First Half’ For US Dairy Exports by Dick Groves, Cheese Reporter
Global Dairy Trade Price Index Falls 5.0%; All Product Prices Decline
Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act Introduced By Four House Panel Chairs
Saputo To Convert Reedsburg Mozz Plant To Goat Cheese, To Close Belmont, WI
USDA Buys Fluid Milk, UHT, Evaporated Milk For Delivery Through December
Consumer Bias Sees Plant-Based Dairy More Sustainable Than Conventional
Emmi Roth Breaks Ground For New Headquarters, Conversion Facility
Grant To Cayuga County Agency To Help Cayuga Milk’s Expansion Project
Registration, Cheese Contest Entry Open For NCCIA Meeting Oct. 11-13
COLUMNISTS: Dreams Like Idaho, by John Umhoefer, WCMA
COMPANY PROFILE: Cheese Merchants Boost Services To Supply Growth In Hard Italian Cheese Category
COMPANY PROFILE: Widmer’s Cheese Celebrates 100 Years Of Cheesemaking Excellence
COMPANY PROFILE: Ellsworth Meeting Cheese Curd Demand; Shifts Production To New Cheese Plant
And Plenty More...

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