What happened to the milk?

[Andyfarquar]

One thing that has always impressed me in CM is the seemingly uninterruptible supply of fresh, pasteurised milk in all its'forms and brands... Until last week. About 10 days or so ago, the supply dried up and it is now hard to find in 7-11 or supermarket alike. Does anyone know why and when the supply will be reinstated?

[chiang mai]

Where are you, there's plenty in the supermarkets in CM? Maybe a localized delivery problem perhaps.

[limegreenpatato]

It was on the news yesterday. All the dairy cows went on strike and aren't producing anymore milk.

[Costas2008]

OP, no worries.

Try badger milk instead.

It's healthier than cow milk.

We are at full production at the moment as shortage of cow milk in CM has increased badger milk production.

My hands and my colleagues hands are aching.

Ant milk will take a little longer to reach CM......the buggers don't produce enough.

[Sparkles]

It was on the news yesterday. All the dairy cows went on strike and aren't producing anymore milk.

Very few dairies in Thailand,certainly not enough for the local market.Think you will find that most milk product comes from NZ, in powdered form, and bottled here.

With the increase in the Kiwi dollar it would also explain price rises over the last few months

[circusman]

It was on the news yesterday. All the dairy cows went on strike and aren't producing anymore milk.

Very few dairies in Thailand,certainly not enough for the local market.Think you will find that most milk product comes from NZ, in powdered form, and bottled here.

With the increase in the Kiwi dollar it would also explain price rises over the last few months

WHAT ! Not enough local milk? Fresh milk in your supermarket means real milk not made from powdered milk.

[circusman]

OP, no worries.

Try badger milk instead.

It's healthier than cow milk.

We are at full production at the moment as shortage of cow milk in CM has increased badger milk production.

My hands and my colleagues hands are aching.

Ant milk will take a little longer to reach CM......the buggers don't produce enough.

Perhaps humor is not your strong attribute.

[AnotherOneAmerican]

Real Milk has been gone for a month now.

Meiji and Chok Chai, which appear to be real milk, gone.

Dutch Farm and Foremost, which appear to be powdered milk, still around.

(I used to believe Chok Chai and MeiJi were also powdered, but recently changed my mind)

[chiang mai]

It was on the news yesterday. All the dairy cows went on strike and aren't producing anymore milk.

Very few dairies in Thailand,certainly not enough for the local market.Think you will find that most milk product comes from NZ, in powdered form, and bottled here.

With the increase in the Kiwi dollar it would also explain price rises over the last few months

For the love of god, how many times must this point be debated on this forum, it;s been proven time and time again that is simply not the case. Please search the forum and read what has been written on this point, many many times.

[MESmith]

It was on the news yesterday. All the dairy cows went on strike and aren't producing anymore milk.

Very few dairies in Thailand,certainly not enough for the local market.Think you will find that most milk product comes from NZ, in powdered form, and bottled here.

With the increase in the Kiwi dollar it would also explain price rises over the last few months

For the love of god, how many times must this point be debated on this forum, it;s been proven time and time again that is simply not the case. Please search the forum and read what has been written on this point, many many times.

It'll be debated until the cows come home

Wifey got fresh raw milk yesterday from our local dairy, to make yogurt. Most of local production goes to skool milk, not the supermarkets.

Edited September 17, 2014 by MESmith

[schondie]

The wife was just telling me that there's been no large bottles of the Meiji full fat in any of the supermarkets in the south. Even 7-11 only has one or two bottles of the smaller sizes. Chok Chai will do her in a pinch but definitely no Foremost or Dutch Mill. Unlucky Costa - no badger milk sales here. Maybe I'll try your badger milk yoghurt though

So it seems to be a country wide problem.

Edited September 17, 2014 by schondie

[bikerlou47]

Same here in khao yai no large bottles

[masuk]

Real Milk has been gone for a month now.

Meiji and Chok Chai, which appear to be real milk, gone.

Dutch Farm and Foremost, which appear to be powdered milk, still around.

(I used to believe Chok Chai and MeiJi were also powdered, but recently changed my mind)

The Thai/Danish Dairy in Huay Keow Rd seems to be busy, with a tanker coming in each day. I buy 5 litres of pasteurised milk at a time there for my yoghurt making and household use.

It tastes good and makes excellent yoghurt.

[worgeordie]

You will find when shortages occur,shortly after the price will rise,

happens on other products too.

regards worgeordie

[trainman34014]

Was in Big C today and loads of milk there. Not seen a shortage anywhere i've been in the last week.

[kjhbigv]

It was on the news yesterday. All the dairy cows went on strike and aren't producing anymore milk.

Very few dairies in Thailand,certainly not enough for the local market.Think you will find that most milk product comes from NZ, in powdered form, and bottled here.

With the increase in the Kiwi dollar it would also explain price rises over the last few months

For the love of god, how many times must this point be debated on this forum, it;s been proven time and time again that is simply not the case. Please search the forum and read what has been written on this point, many many times.

Correct, my wife used to work for a milk factory in Saraphi, there are loads of milk farms.....she used to get 4-6 truck loads of milk a day there from surrounding dairy farms.

The trucks are the really shiny silver tankers you see around.

I don't know why some people think it's powdered milk, it's not.

Edited September 17, 2014 by kjhbigv

[elektrified]

I'm guessing they add sugar to the milk here - like they do with everything. It's so sweet that it can't be natural.

I prefer the Foremost UHT milk but coincidentally, that has been difficult to find anywhere recently (except the small packs that kids take to school).

[Tracyb]

There was a full supply of Meiji large bottles at Rimping today!

[khwaibah]

The milk shortage seems to be limited to 7-11. I have noticed this at several locations and just not in Chiang Mai.

[dingdongrb]

It was on the news yesterday. All the dairy cows went on strike and aren't producing anymore milk.

On strike? I heard that the cows started their own coup and refused to produce milk until Taksin is allowed back in the country.....

[Kabula]

It was on the news yesterday. All the dairy cows went on strike and aren't producing anymore milk.

In 9 years living and traveling in Thailand I've never seen a diary cow!

I heard it all comes from China.

[BillyBobThai]

There is a dairy in San Patong that sells fresh milk, milked in the morning and afternoon fresh, for 19 baht a litre.

[tonytigerbkk]

OP, no worries.

Try badger milk instead.

It's healthier than cow milk.

We are at full production at the moment as shortage of cow milk in CM has increased badger milk production.

My hands and my colleagues hands are aching.

Ant milk will take a little longer to reach CM......the buggers don't produce enough.

Perhaps humor is not your strong attribute.

And definitely not yours.

[ignis]

Never seen the large size in any 7/11 in 11 years I have been here..

saying that in the last 4 weeks have been to Big C twice and Tesco Lotus once also NO big milk.. plenty of the medium size [2lt]

In the next Village yesterday at 7/11 they had 1x only 2lt bottle @ 89 baht exp date 21-9-14, but had lots of 1 lt @ 44 baht bought 2 as exp date was 2-10-14, and will be gone long before then..

normally go ever 3 months to Makro and the large milk [5lt] is 188 baht and long exp date..

[andreandre]

It was on the news yesterday. All the dairy cows went on strike and aren't producing anymore milk.

In 9 years living and traveling in Thailand I've never seen a diary cow!

I heard it all comes from China.

Dairy farms started here more than 50 years ago

Below old figures but an indication.;

EDIT wont display correctly

go to #3 on this site..

http://ilri.org/infoserv/Webpub/fulldocs/South_South/ch12.htm

Edited September 18, 2014 by andreandre

[iainiain101]

It was on the news yesterday. All the dairy cows went on strike and aren't producing anymore milk.

In 9 years living and traveling in Thailand I've never seen a diary cow!

I heard it all comes from China.

If you head to the hot springs at SanKamphaeng, you will pass through Mae On, and you will see that the town mascot is a Fresian cow. There are lots of diary cows out there.

We have also noticed the milk shortage over the last 2 weeks. We use Meiji full fat, and have not seen a large bottle in 2 weeks. Usually shop at Tesco Hang Dong and Rimping Nim City.

[khwaibah]

It was on the news yesterday. All the dairy cows went on strike and aren't producing anymore milk.

In 9 years living and traveling in Thailand I've never seen a diary cow!

I heard it all comes from China.

There are only a few thousand dairy farms in the Chok Chai District with milk cans lined up on the roads. Kick in San Sai, Sankampang and the west side of Chiang Mai.

[dingdongrb]

It was on the news yesterday. All the dairy cows went on strike and aren't producing anymore milk.

In 9 years living and traveling in Thailand I've never seen a diary cow!

I heard it all comes from China.

There are only a few thousand dairy farms in the Chok Chai District with milk cans lined up on the roads. Kick in San Sai, Sankampang and the west side of Chiang Mai.

I was going to mention the same, Chok Chai Farms: http://www.farmchokchai.com/en/index.html

[AnotherOneAmerican]

I asked my local coffee shop, they say,

Can only use Meiji full fat as the other milk doesn't froth up.

Meiji has not been reliably available in local shops for 2-3 weeks, have to order direct delivery from Meiji now.

Big disease outbreak has infected Thai cows, many farms have stopped production.

They were unsure if it was the disease ruining the milk, or the medicine the cows were on ruining the milk.

I'm thinking bovine TB?

[chiang mai]

I'm thinking early onset dementia.