AgrotechThe German start-up grows dairy cells taken from milk itself in its own bioreactor, has worked at 100-litre pilot scale, and has backing from Limburg's development agency LIOF.
Milk Vita's one-litre pack went from Tk 100 to Tk 110 last month and Farm Fresh, Aarong and Pran Dairy now sell at Tk 110-115; chairman S M Amir Hamza Shatil says packaging, gas and transport costs had pushed the cooperative into loss, and the farm-gate price was raised Tk 3 a litre; retailers repor
Market ManagementFonterra has raised and narrowed its 2026/27 farmgate forecast to $8-10.50 per kilogram of milk solids on firmer GDT prices for whole and skim milk powder, and expects full-year earnings at the top of its 60-70 cents-a-share range when it reports on 24 September; Synlait, reporting on 28 September,
Tauhidul Islam Tushar of Bheramara started with a single heifer in 2005 and now runs Taufiq Dairy and Food Products, producing 100-120 litres of milk a day and selling 40-80 litres of matha across local markets.
AgribusinessInvoking Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the 8 September executive order bars certain Canadian dairy products, with further orders on motorcycles and alcohol taking effect on 29 September, in reply to Canada's new tariffs on about C$28bn of US goods.
AgribusinessCounter-tariffs of 15 to 50 percent took effect at midnight on 8 September in response to US duties on about C$28bn of Canadian products; farmers on both sides of the border say the levies on machinery parts, steel and aluminium will raise their repair bills.
AgribusinessUSDA's Economic Research Service reported in July 2026 that large-scale family farms produced most of the 2024 value of US dairy, specialty crops, cotton, beef and cash grains, while small family farms led in hay.
LivestockUSDA's Economic Research Service reported on 2 April 2026 that US fluid milk sales fell 22 percent, from about 55,433 million pounds in 2009 to 43,179 million pounds in 2024, while whole milk's share recovered from a 2012 low of 26 percent to 39 percent.
LivestockKeep cows healthy and milking through the cold months: extra feed, fresh water, a draught-free but ventilated shed, dry bedding and special care for newborn calves.
Ramadan demand has lifted milk prices to Tk 40-50 a litre, giving dairy farmers some relief after the lockdown collapse, though they fear what comes after.
