Outlook from the IFCN Network a year ago accurately predicted world milk prices recovery evidenced by the 63% milk price recovery since May 2016. May 2017 estimate of the IFCN World Milk Price Indicator at 35.8 USD per 100 kg energy-corrected milk (ECM, to 4% fat,...
On June 10-14 the conference, themed “Dairy development: past, present and future” brought together 98 participants representing 43 countries from all continents. The institutions delegating their representatives encompassed universities, research centers, dairy...
This February the 3rd IFCN Dairy Economic Workshop successfully assembled dairy industry participants in Kiel learning about dairy economics, IFCN Methods and Models and latest dairy sector developments. The participants from seven dairy related companies and...
Views differ wildly – will India be an importer or an exporter? Either way, the rules of the game have changed. What got us here, won't get us there! During the 5th IFCN Regional Workshop in Anand, India 50 experts from various backgrounds along the dairy value...
The World Dairy Summit of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on October 17-21. Manifold aspects and topics important to the dairy sector have been discussed by global private and private stakeholders. The special focus...
The fresh results in the IFCN Dairy Report 2016 coming out on October 12 indicate substantially decreased costs for dairy farms in 2015. Costs of milk production decreased from 46 USD to 40.5 USD/100 kg milk on average of all farms analysed. The main reasons for this:...
