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Tariffs in dairy: Minor changes, major consequences?
IFCN Combined World Milk Price Indicator in March: 50.1 USD/100kg milk
Annual Dairy Sector Database is out now!
Press release: Successful IFCN Eucolait Dairy Outlook Workshop 2025: Challenges and Solutions for European Dairy
Updates & insights from the IFCN Dairy Research Network
Highlights from IFCN Monthly Research Meeting | April 2025
Highlights from IFCN Monthly Research Meeting | November 2024
Upcoming free online dairy event: IFCN Dairy Forum 2024
Honoring our long-standing partnership with Olusegun Oloruntobi: Celebrating 8 years of collaboration
Highlights from IFCN Monthly Research Meeting | October 2024
Archive
Out now: IFCN Dairy Report 2024: Improved global milk production growth and recovery in demand in 2023
In terms of global milk production, 2023 reached an average growth of +2.2% YoY, which was better than in 2022, but was still below the average for the period 2017-2021.
World Dairy Map 2024: Finding sustainable solutions to the global milk shortage
In 2023, the world milk supply growth (excluding India & Pakistan) was 1.3% higher than in 2022. However, it was still 4 mill t below the 5-year average.
Press release: Milk is not where it is demanded
The dairy industry has faced numerous challenges recently. Following a difficult 2022, issues persisted into 2023 and 2024. Key concerns include stringent sustainability requirements in Europe, Oceania, and North America, which necessitate significant investment from producers.
Last chance to join – IFCN Supporter Conference 2024 in Poland
3 days discussing about the current dairy market situation and the key milk production centres in the world, as well as what the key success drivers behind the future milk production are and how we together can increase the cooperation in the dairy supply chain.
NEW: IFCN Data Services and Product List 2025
It is time to refresh the IFCN Products and services list for 2025. As usual, we have updated the new IFCN Product list 2025 for your review. It’s been designed in a way that all main benefits, key features and technical details of each service are covered in 1 page.
IFCN Combined World Milk Price Indicator in July: 40.3 EUR/100kg; 43.6 USD/100kg
The increase is driven by the sthe drop in milk powder prices. Fatty products are still having premium over powders and the prices for butter and cheese still fluctuate around similar level from previous month.
Japan: A country with dairy potential
The second day of the conference was dedicated to the Asian and especially the Japanese dairy sector. Hokkaido is the main dairy region producing more than 50% of the total Japanese milk. At national level, production was restricted during 2022 and 2023 due to supply-demand imbalance.
Highlights from IFCN Monthly Research Meeting in May 2024
On May 29th, 2024, we had our monthly researcher meeting. Among the highlights of this webinar was a thought-provoking presentation by IFCN researcher Sushil Paudyal titled “Opportunities and challenges with Dairy production in the Southwest United States.” highlighting the following key points:
IFCN Combined World Milk Price Indicator in May: 39.4 EUR/100kg; 43.0 USD/100kg
The IFCN World Milk Price Indicator, which combines Oceanian export prices for the 5 main dairy commodities, increased in May 2024.This increase is driven by an increase in all dairy commodities, due to strong demand for butter on one side, and...
Highlights from IFCN Monthly Research Meeting in February 2024
On February 28th, 2024, we hosted IFCN monthly research meeting. Among the highlights of this webinar was a thought-provoking presentation by IFCN researcher Jan van Beekhuizen, titled “Challenges of dairy production in a very critical area” highlighting the following key points:
2nd Global Dairy Tech Mapping – Our key take aways for you
We as IFCN talk about dairy tech to support the visibility of ag-tech firms for a better overview and to gain more insights into the dairy tech field. We aim to connect and inspire like-minded people in the dairy world to make better decisions.
Winning dairy strategies in developing markets need the collaboration of stakeholders and scaling up the processes
How to set up winning strategies for dairy in developing markets? Participants from more than 80 countries attended IFCN’s fourth annual public Dairy Forum on 29 November 2023 to learn more about the visions for winning strategies in developing dairy markets.
The lowest milk production growth of the last two decades monitored in 2022
In terms of global milk production, 2022 brought an extraordinarily low milk supply growth of 0.8%. Major driver for this was a declining supply in exporter regions like EU-27 and New Zealand but also a comparatively moderate growth of the Indian dairy sector.
Free download: IFCN World Dairy Map 2023
IFCN World Dairy Map 2023 is aimed equally at dairy analysts – juniors and seniors, students and professors, milk experts and amateurs.
IFCN Emerging Dairy Regions Forum
Building on IFCN’s project work in developing markets, we would like to bridge the big picture of the dairy market with the realities on the ground. With the IFCN Dairy Forum, we would like to open the topic to the public and expand the discussion. We are looking to answer questions like: What can successful dairy strategies look like? How can feasibility and progress be defined and how will it be measured?
Highlights from IFCN Monthly Research Meeting in February 2024
Data isn’t merely about numbers; it’s a wellspring of growth, innovation, and the security of dairy farming’s future. It’s a testament to the remarkable possibilities at the intersection of technology and agriculture, guiding us towards a brighter, more productive dairy industry.