IFCN News

IFCN Monthly Trade Data – 2021
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?

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

Webinar: Connecting Dairy Data & Knowledge
“What are key milk supply challenges?”, “How is the ongoing international logistics nightmare impacting global dairy trade?”, “What is the number of dairy farms?” – these are just some of the questions you sent us while registering for the next free & public webinar on April 15th!

Save the date – IFCN Dairy Conference 2021
“Carbon neutral dairy farming in 2050 – will this be possible?” For the first time, we will bring researchers, companies and IFCN’s data & knowledge together for the 22nd annual IFCN researcher conference.

Is Russia moving to self sufficiency?
This hypothesis is falsified as the impact on the Russian dairy sector, especially on demand, during COVID-19 pandemic showed a different pattern than…

IFCN knowledge starts at the farm
At what age do cows calve for the first time in different countries around the world? Do you have a guess how much calf meal is needed in different countries?

15% increase of dairy prices in NZ at last GDT auction
What’s next? The last time that we have seen such a high increase in average GDT prices was in Sep ‘15!

Welcome to IFCN, Cecilia Loza Acosta
Meet our newest IFCN Team-Member: We are pleased to introduce to you Cecilia Loza Acosta!

Connecting Dairy Data & Knowledge – First public IFCN event in 2021!
We had the first public event of 2021 with the participation of more than 120 people! Click to get the presentation!

Non-profit organization of IFCN supports Livestocktrend.com
IFCN is happy to support the Livestocktrend.com initiative from IFCN Partner Olusegun Oloruntobi via its “non-profit-organisation”!
IFCN Events

IFCN Dairy Processor Report – Release
Over 330 people joined our event 1st Dec. on the Top 20 Dairy Processor Report 2020 and we highly appreciate their contribution to People, Planet and Profit.

IFCN Emerging Dairy Regions Forum
Global supply chains are vulnerable and self-sufficiency is the topic of today.
But have all attempts to become 100% self-sufficient been successful? Where can we look for experiences to improve, learn and determine the best way forward?
At this event we will look at different scenarios, discuss with the people who are directly affected and report on the facts: Self Sufficiency – Sustainable Solutions.

IFCN Supporter Conference 2020
With the topic “New Opportunities: The Dairy World after COVID-19“ IFCN will bring its business and researcher networks together for the first time – to provide all members with the best possible outlook and insights!

Press information IFCN Dairy Conference 2020
Covid-19 related dairy crisis – the fear is bigger than its impact – yet Dairy experts from 70 countries have been discussed the Covid-19 related dairy crisis during the 21th IFCN Dairy Conference on June 2nd – 3rd. The event focused on the status of the dairy...

Press information IFCN Regional Workshop in October 2019
Indian Dairy 2.0, let’s move from “Shaktiman” to “Superman” With Dairy 1.0 India became the largest milk producing country in the world. Today India is producing 23% of the world’s milk, keeping 36% of the world’s dairy cows/buffalos and having 60% of the world’s...

Press Information: Facts show: Dairy market grows and retains momentum
Plant-based alternatives are gaining popularity – yet an exit from milk as source of protein is not foreseen. On the contrary, IFCN even foresees an increased demand for dairy products in the long-term. Transparency and fact-based information are key to address the...

Press Information: Animal based dairy products will outlive alternative kinds of “milk”
Dairy experts from 48 countries have been discussing the future of dairy production during the 20th IFCN Dairy Conference (June 17th – 19th in Berlin). The event focussed on the dairy trends in the last 20 years, the perspectives until 2040 and a special topic...

Press information IFCN Regional Workshop in November 2018
To meet the growing demands from Indian consumers milk quality and efficiency on dairy farms should improve “ambitiously” During the 7th IFCN Regional Workshop in Pune, 80 dairy experts from over 55 dairy related organization and companies discuss the milk quality and...

IFCN Regional Workshop in November 2018
The 7th IFCN Regional Workshop will be taking place in Pune, India from November 28th to 29th 2018 under the special topic ‘Milk Quality and Exports potential of India’. The workshop provides a platform to the national and international experts for exchange of ideas...

20th IFCN Dairy Conference in June 2019
The annual IFCN Dairy Conference will be held from June 15th until June 19th in Berlin/Germany and is a key platform for the IFCN Research Network to discuss latest analysis results, exchange international perspectives and explore a special annual topic…