Food Master, a U.S.-based firm with dairy processing and marketing investments in Kazakstan, has found itself in an industry with difficult economics. Despite having excellent top management and doing many things correctly, this firm lost money in 1999 and was forced to restructure. While...

The East African country of Uganda might not be thought of as the location of a viable, growing dairy industry. However, Uganda recorded a threefold increase in milk production from 1991 to 2004. While Uganda's dairy industry faces important challenges, the industry possesses advantages that can...

Major Foreign Markets for U.S. Dairy Products--Spotlight on Canada

U.S. Dairy Exports are Setting a Blistering Pace in 2005

Exporting and Foreign Direct Investment Strategies: Top Five U.S. Dairy Companies

In 2007, U.S. diary exports rose 300 per cent from 2006. This paper discusses the international market factors that led to this large increase and then projects exports for 2008 based on these changing factors. The paper also discusses trade agreements both in effect and proposed and how these...

Review of the dairy trade situation in 2004 and speculation on dairy trade issues in 2005. Includes U.S. dairy trade statistics for 2004 by product and commodity and a summary of current and pending international trade negotiations.

This paper updates findings on the impact to the U.S. dairy industry of international trade talks and free trade agreements with regard to foreign access to U.S. dairy markets and U.S. farm milk prices.

This discussion paper summarizes important points from other Babcock Institute discussion papers dating between 2002 and 2006. The author pulls out points from what he feels are important discussion papers and relates them to the U.S. dairy industry.