Kicking off 2025 with insights from the global dairy sector!
On January 29th, we hosted the first IFCN Monthly Researcher Meeting of the year. A key highlight was the thought-provoking presentation by IFCN researcher Lorildo STOCK on “Latest Developments in the Brazilian Dairy Chain”, featuring these key takeaways:
- Leading dairy regions in Brazil have larger farms, skilled labor, compost barns, higher yields, and better management.
- Farmers are facing labor shortages, high costs (energy, wood chips), and succession challenges.
- Feed costs align with IFCN’s global indicator, while Brazil’s farm gate milk price remains above IFCN’s benchmark.
Up next: Our next webinar on February 26th will feature Anar Hatamov, our expert from Azerbaijan, and is accessible to our research partners.
The January Speaker
Lorildo Stock | Brazil
Longstanding IFCN researcher in Brazil
Researcher at Embrapa Gado de Leite, Brazil
Mr. Stock’s research interest focusses on using herd and animal level data for decision making on dairy farms.
“Brazilian milk production has stagnated at 35 million tons since 2014, with drops in 2015-2017 (-4.3%) and 2021-2022 (-2.2%), recovering by 2.6% in 2024.”
Please contact Sofia Iordanidou our research network manager, if you would like to join the IFCN Dairy Research Network. To make the dairy industry’s future more promising, we look forward to working with you.
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- Dairy demand worldwide and trade developments
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