Current dynamics in world dairy markets and the potential for global and domestic trade policy reform are bringing the U.S. dairy sector to a new crossroads as it faces competitive forces from outside its borders. Those forces—demand for new products by consumers in industrialized countries,...

Milk production and procurement in Poland and UE-15 show a clear seasonal fluctuations which are determined by the distribution of calving and feeding regimes. The seasonal fluctuations are transferred on the consequent stages of the food chain and also have got numerous microeconomic...

The U.S. dairy industry, many segments of which supported dairy policy changes in the 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act, is much different than it was 20 or even 10 years ago. This report provides a historical overview of the industry, more detailed examinations of the fluid...