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NEWS ABOUT: milk prices

milk prices stories: 2 news summaries

Glut of Heifers Enter Milk-Flooded Dairy Industry

Semen-sorting technology bolsters herds, depressing already depressed prices

Sep 29, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Times are tough everywhere, but dairy farming, never the industry of millionaires, is reeling from a double-whammy of its own making. Three years ago, new semen-sorting technology allowed farmers to ensure nine out of 10 calves born were female (bull calves largely end up in McDonald's wrappers and the like).... More »

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farming • dairy • dairy products • farmers • milk prices

Euro Farmers Protest Falling Prices With Huge Milk Dump

800,000 gallons in Belgian field after recession takes big toll

Sep 16, 09 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - European farmers today dumped 800,000 gallons of milk in a Belgian field, AFP reports, in a protest against a dramatic dive in prices. The group behind the scene says three French farmers committed suicide in the past week over prices, which have fallen by as much as half as... More »

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Belgium • milk • Europe • waste • recession • European Commission • farmers • commodity prices • financial crisis • milk prices

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