1. The Israeli Dairy Industry

2. Dairy Plants and Farms

3. National Dairy Herd 110,000 Israeli Holstein cows
150,000 dairy sheep and goats
Local breeds
Well-adapted to the local climatic environment
long & hot summer
Local diseases

4. Dairy Farming in Israel

5. Production Average by Calving Year

6. % Fat and % Protein in Milk

7. Milk Production 1,150,000,000 – cow milk 11,525,000 – sheep milk
6,170, – goat milk

8. Israeli Holstein Cow Highest national milk yield cow/year
2005 average:
11,118 kg milk
349 kg protein
398 kg fat

9. Dairy Processing Companies
75 Dairy‘s of varying sizes
70% processed by the biggest cooperative - TNUVA
Enormous variety of 1,500 different products
World-leading international labels - Danon,Yoplait,Emmi

10. Tnuva Food Industries Israel’s leading food and diary giant
Founded in 1926
Owned by the original founding farming collectives and cooperatives
Supplies 70% of Israel's fluid and cultured milk products, butter, and cheeses
Markets the Yoplait brand in Israel

11. Strauss Family-owned brand since late 1930’s
Leader in Israeli food market
7,000 employees worldwide
Completely-automated, modern dairy plants
International agreements with global giants: Danon, Unilever

12. Dairy-Control Organizations & Labs
Israel Dairy Board
National Service for Udder Health and Milk Quality
Israel Cattle Breeders Association
Sion A.I. Company
Hachklait Veterinary Services

13. Israel Dairy Board Private company
Jointly owned and managed by representatives:
Dairy industry
Milk producers
Milk processing companies
Government agencies (agriculture, health, finance)

14. The Israel Herd Book (DHI)
Encompasses over 85% of the dairy cattle
Guides farmers with multidisciplinary information on cow level
Performs management analysis
Optimizes decision making
Ensures real-time herd health control and analysis

15. World-leading Processing Technology
Modernized and renovated dairy plants
Fully implemented HACCP Program
Highest international quality standards for raw milk
State of the art cleaning technology at production lines

16. Raw Milk Control Meticulously implemented by all plants:
Antibiotic Residue( 2 tests X delivery)
Acidity
Taste & Odor& Color
Central Milk Components Lab:
SCC-All the Bulk Tanks (Fosomatic)
TBC- 3x Month (Bactoscan)

17. Milk Quality - SCC

18. Milk Quality-Total Bacterial Count

19. Milk-Dairy Products

20. Average Somatic Cell Count Per Year

21. Milk Products for Export
Sheep and goat cheese
Yogurt
Spread able cream cheese
Cottage cheese
Skim milk
Powdered milk
Dairy deserts

22. “Grade A” Compatibility
High awareness of government (Ministry of Agriculture) and private sector to the “Grade A” milk production merits.
Comprehensive reform in Israel’s dairy farms:
Environmental aspects
Structural aspects
The result: more than 85% of the dairy farms in Israel are already producing milk in compliance with FDA Grade A regulations.