date:Feb 08, 2014
China's raw milk shortage in December has turned into a severe challenge for the country's dairy farms this year, as most struggle to get forage crops sufficient to boost productivity, industry insiders said.
Gu Jicheng, vice-president of the Beijing-based Dairy Association of China, said China's poor forage crop production, along with rising prices of imported alfalfa and corn silage, affected the nation's raw milk output in 2013. Most Chinese dairy farms lack access to quality feed for their