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Food Inflation at 15.46% on Costlier Milk, Cereals

Large Operations Increase Share of Inventory, Milk Production

Court Ruling Could Bring $6.7 Million to PA Milk Producers

North Island Farmers Soak Up 'Dry' Fonterra Shares

Fonterra Bonanza

Stirlingshire Dairy Firm Makes Move on Highland Rivals

Dairy cow slaughter for the week ending September 11 was 50,512 head, down 1.8% from the same week last year.

This puts slaughter down 4.6% YTD through week 37.

Block cheddar cheese closed at $1.7500/lb, unchanged with 4 trades.

Barrel cheese closed at $1.7350/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Butter closed at $2.2250/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Grade A NDM closed at $1.2300/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Extra Grade NDM closed at $1.2250/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Milk Producers Win Court Injunction

Greenpeace Protests as Fonterra Gives Massive Payout

Study Finds Dairy Only 2% of Total Emissions

Similac Recall 2010

Dairy Concentration Continues

Ukraine Ag Ministry Plans to Import Butter

Dairy Farmers Can Reduce Somatic Cell Counts to Keep EU Markets Open

According to the USDA/NASS Cold Storage Report, published at 2:00pm CT today:

August 31 AMERICAN-TYPE CHEESE stocks @ 624.6 million pounds, up 4.3% year-over-year and down 2.3% versus July 2010 (that compares to an average July-to-August decrease of 2.5% over the previous five years).

August 31  TOTAL CHEESE stocks @ 1,034.1 million pounds, up 3.7% year-over-year and down 1.8% versus July 2010 (that compares to an average July-to-August decrease of 2.8% over the previous five years).

August 31  BUTTER stocks @ 151.8 million pounds, down 41.5% year-over-year and down 21.5% versus July 2010 (that compares to an average July-to-August decrease of 10.2% over the previous five years).

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Block cheddar cheese closed at $1.7500/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Barrel cheese closed at $1.7350/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Butter closed at $2.2250/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Grade A NDM closed at $1.2300/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Extra Grade NDM closed at $1.2250/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Seven Arrested Over More Melamine-Tainted Milk Found in China

Ireland: Milk Producers Are Expecting Price Hike

State Lifting Quarantine on Dairy Herd

Butter, Sugar Will Send Holiday Baking Costs Up

Australia: Dairy Industry Reassures Global Market on Locust Plague

General Mills to Purchase Stake in Yoplait

Lawsuit Filed by CWT Against Illinois Livestock Auction

Block cheddar cheese closed at $1.7500/lb, up $0.0150/lb with no trades.

Barrel cheese closed at $1.7350/lb, up $0.0250/lb with no trades.

Butter closed at $2.2250/lb, up $0.0025/lb with 2 trades.

Grade A NDM closed at $1.2300/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Extra Grade NDM closed at $1.2250/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Judge Puts PA Milk Pricing Law on Hold

Milk Price War Breaks Out in North Texas

Don't Chase Milk Litres at Expense of Cow Condition

NZ: Stock Loss Numbers Still Being Registered

Dairy Lawsuit Continues

Nestle Cuts Milk Purchase Price in Punjab

Butter Prices Melting Away Your Grocery Budget

UK Farmers Face Dilemma Over 'Super-Dairy' Plans

Prices High at Dairy Sale

India: Kwality Dairy Takes Dairy Plant on Lease

Olam's 70c Wins Uruguay Dairy Firm

NZ: Dairy Farms About to Get Another Boost

Block cheddar cheese closed at $1.7350/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Barrel cheese closed at $1.7100/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Butter closed at $2.2225/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Grade A NDM closed at $1.2300/lb, unchanged with no trades.

Extra Grade NDM closed at $1.2250/lb, unchanged with no trades.