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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:

Under the topic “How Technology Drives Farm Profitability” the event brought together industry leaders and innovators to explore groundbreaking solutions that increase efficiency, sustainability, and profitability in dairy farming.

The IFCN World Milk Price Indicator experienced a decline in December, reflecting the reduced market activity typical of the holiday season.

The IFCN World Milk Price Indicator, which is the result of combining Oceanian export prices for the five main dairy commodities, rose by a substantial growth this month. This increase is driven largely by an upturn in cheese prices and consistently high prices for butter, influenced by seasonal demand as we approach the holiday season.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

IFCN World Dairy Map 2023 is aimed equally at dairy analysts – juniors and seniors, students and professors, milk experts and amateurs.

The last year was characterised by extremes, on the one hand side record high milk prices almost all around the world, and on the other side, high production costs especially triggered by the extraordinary prices for energy, fertiliser, and feed.

The income of 1 billion people around the world is directly or indirectly linked to the dairy sector. Therefore, any global event that negatively impacts the dairy industry will affect the livelihood of many households around the world.

World milk price increased by +18% in 2022 to a record high level of an average annual price of 53.3 USD / 100kg of milk.

Over 950 people from over 80 companies registered for the 1st IFCN Dairy Farm Tech event we hosted with Progressive Dairy, USA. Read the summary of the event.

Many emerging economies see increasing demand for dairy products among their population, while many exporting countries experience stalling milk production, so how will milk be produced in the future, and by whom?

With an increase of 2.9% compared to the previous year, milk production in 2021 remained at the level of recent years. However, a shift could be observed, i.e. typical net importing countries in particular contributed to the overall growth rather than the major milk exporters.

The hybrid event took place with more than 300 participants (live and online) from 4-6 September in Netanya, Israel.

It is time to refresh the IFCN Products and services list for 2023. As usual, we have updated the new IFCN Product list 2023 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.

This year’s IFCN Dairy Conference focused on the next generation of dairy farmers and dairy farming systems. IFCN’s first hybrid event recorded over 500 registrations and brought people from the dairy sector together in Kiel, Germany.

Under current dairy market conditions, a shrinking global milk supply is meeting steadily increasing demand, and farm profitability is under increasing pressure with milk and feed prices at unprecedented levels.

The war in Ukraine is bringing suffering to the lives of the country’s people with its destructive effects. The political and economic impact is not a priority in such a situation. Nevertheless, at IFCN we have been analyzing what the consequences could be, focusing on the dairy sector.

Dairy farmers have faced rising input costs since the end of 2020. Based on an analysis of typical farm types in more than 50 countries, IFCN finds that the main cost item, accounting for 30% to 70% of the cost of milk production, is precisely feed.

The global economy was under pressure during the pandemic. Value chains were disrupted and uncertainty dominated many sectors. Read how the dairy sector performed during this period and what will be important in 2022.

The impact on farm economics and how it shaped the changes in the farm structure, as well as what are the other main drivers for dairy in 2022.

The Top 20 dairy processors are responsible for some 40% of the world’s raw milk pool that is being processed in factories. These companies and cooperatives have increased their milk processing by 50 million tons during the past 10 years, which is half of the US’ annual production

IFCN Dairy Forum brought together people from 85 countries with different backgrounds to discuss greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from dairy with a special focus on emerging countries.

What are the latest & future developments in the dairy market? Where is the starting point for the dairy in the future and its sustainability? What are the key drivers of the milk price?

The two-day event was a great success and brought together more than 700 dairy experts from 72 countries and 207 companies and institutions. While there are still obstacles to overcome on the path to transforming the dairy sector into its digital future, participants and panellists agree that the benefits clearly prevail.

How tight is the connection between changes in the farm structure and dairy farm economics? Is milk supply being affected by current milk and feed price developments? Where is the starting point for the dairy in the future and its sustainability?

The event connected over 1000 dairy experts from 81 countries. Carbon dioxide levels in the air are at their highest level in 650,000 years and we have seen 19 of the warmest years since 2000. Livestock and thus dairy farming undeniably contribute to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

25% of global dairy GHG emissions are from dairy farms in developed countries.
75% of global dairy GHG emissions are from dairy farms in emerging countries.

The 22nd IFCN Dairy Conference is less than three weeks away and behind the scenes the preparations are in full swing! So far, more than 550 participants have registered!

Our top guests from the industry will be discussing their ideas on the topic of carbon neutrality and tell us whether they think it will be possible reach carbon neutrality in dairy production until 2050 – or not.

“Carbon neutral dairy farming in 2050 – will this be possible?” – under this topic a great panel of dairy experts will discuss the challenges dairy faces at the IFCN Dairy Conference 2021.

We would like to invite you to join us at the 2021 IFCN Dairy Conference to discuss: “Carbon-neutral dairy farming in 2050 – will this be possible?”

You wanted to know which country is the biggest importer or exporter for a specific dairy commodity? Or you are looking for new export markets and wanted to know which countries are active during the year? ​

Meet our newest IFCN Team-Member: We are pleased to introduce to you Ines Michelsen!