---- Ein chinesischer Arbeiter Milch einer Kuh an eine Kuh Bauernhof in Nantong City, East China Jiangsu Provinz, vom 8. Juli 2010. Chinese State-Konglomerate sind Eigentum
--FILE--A Chinese worker milks a cow at a cow farm in Nantong city, east Chinas Jiangsu province, 8 July 2010. Chinese state-owned conglomerates are approaching British dairy farmers to secure millions of litres of UK milk, opening a potentially vast new market. Dairy Crest, the largest dairy company in the UK, has recently invested ê40m in a new infant formula facility to access the China market ¨C the worlds biggest consumer of milk. But the latest development has seen Chinese state-owned organisations trying to buy direct from UK dairy farmers. Martin Lovegrove, a former Citigroup banker, and now owner of a 250-strong herd of Holstein dairy cows, said he was speaking directly to a delegation from China that wants to buy between 30m and 50m litres of milk. Euromonitor predicts that the Chinese market for infant formula will double over the next four years to $25bn (ê15.5bn). The country bought 27pc more milk in the second quarter of 2013 than in the previous 12 months, according to a report by Rabobank. Chinas appetite for more diversified sources of supply has increased since the 2008 baby milk scandal. Sanlu, a company 43pc owned by the New Zealand dairy group Fonterra, recalled 10, 000 tonnes of infant formula after it was found to be contaminated.
