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COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE GLOBAL DAIRY INDUSTRY"
Study Highlights
The full
range of participants in the dairy industry have struggled to make sense
of the recent increase in dairy prices, as well as the increased
volatility experienced in the last few years. A clear understanding
of the dynamics that have recently emerged, the duration of their
influence, and the ways in which they will affect your firm is critical
to successfully navigating the road ahead. The Tipton Group, Inc. and
Informa Economics, Inc. have joined forces to produce a comprehensive
economic analysis of the global dairy industry that will provide the
understanding and forward-looking view that so many in the dairy
industry have sought, but not yet found.
The analysis will identify, describe and measure converging forces of change and integration that have led to the current fledgling world market for dairy products and evaluate whether and to what extent future price surfaces for dairy products will be driven by global factors or more traditional country-by-country considerations.
While much of the
focus in the industry has been on prices, there are important,
enduring
structural changes taking place that will affect the industry for years
to come. The report and analysis will focus on the following items:
• How long will dairy prices remain at high current levels, and what will be the new price surface going forward?
• What is happening around the globe in terms of market demand, milk production, processing capacity, products technology, ingredients and trade activity?
• A balance sheet-analysis of milk production and consumption by countries and regions as well as projections for the future. Who will be the major importing and exporting countries?
• What new mechanisms are needed to facilitate price discovery, track and report global supply/demand conditions and provide international futures contracts
• What will happen to dairy trade with and without a new trade agreement and with new bilateral agreements?
• Is it possible to eliminate major trade barriers such as health and sanitation rules?
• How and to what extent will governments regulate the economics of the industry?
