An Indonesian program to provide free meals to 83 million children and expectant mothers calls for importing a million dairy cows over five years, at a cost of nearly $3 billion, with businesses pressed to foot the bill. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/economy/dairy-indonesia-businesses-million-cows/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #cows #dairyindustry #indonesia
A case of infection with the flesh-eating screwworm has been identified in a person who traveled to the United States from Guatemala, sources have said, amid fears over the parasite's impact on the U.S. beef industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/world/science-health/human-screwworm-us-guatemala/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth#screwworms #agriculture #guatemala #us #dairyindustry #cdc
Butter prices in most of the world are lingering near record highs with little end in sight as a complex interplay of factors from heat waves to tariffs puts more cost pressure on consumers’ favorite foods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/07/markets/butter-global-price-surge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #butter #food #markets #dining #dairyindustry