CIHEAM Press Review

They are caught between rising expenses and a cap on the price of their milk

Bakeries, brewers and milk producers are expecting the increase in the price of grains triggered by the Ukraine war to drive their costs higher with many saying they plan to absorb the blow for as long as financially feasible.
On Tuesday, Times of Malta reported how Malta’s biggest importer of grains, Federated Mills, warned of the possibility that other countries will start to restrict exports of grains and called for a national strategy on the importation of wheat.
While the problem is not imminent, it may affect the supply of products on the local market in the long run.

Greenhouse gas emissions from the way humans produce and consume food could add nearly 1 degree of warming to the Earth’s climate by 2100, according to a new study.

Continuing the dietary patterns of today wll push the planet past the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit of warming sought under the Paris climate agreement to avoid the worst effects of climate change. 

A recent study published in the Journal of Cleaner Productions finds greenhouse gas emissions to be 24 percent lower on organic dairy farms when compared to conventional dairy farms in the United States. These dairy farms focused on grazing and organic production techniques can sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Dairy supply chains are connected through well-established trade routes across the globe. Dairy product trade in 2019 topped 82m metric tons and grew by an average 2.25% for the period 2014 to 2019. In 2019, cheese reigned supreme as the most traded dairy commodity at 2.66m metric tons, followed closely by whole milk powder at 2.61m metric tons and skim milk powder at 2.58m metric tons.