The European Union (EU) leads the world in total fluid milk production. In 2005, the EU produced 132 million metric tons. Other top-producing countries were: (2) India; (3) United States; (4) Russian Federation; and (5) China. The United States is a net importer of dairy products. November 2006 . . . International Dairy Markets
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Supply and Demand for Commodity Components: Implications of Free Trade versus the AUSFTA for the U.S. Dairy Industry, University of California Agricultural Issues Center, 2006 - This paper presents a simulation model of world dairy markets and analyzes the effects on U.S. milk markets of both a hypothetical agreement allowing free bilateral trade in dairy products and the actual Australian-US Free Trade Agreement.
Dairy: Trade Briefing Room, Economic Research Service, USDA.
- A Descriptive Analysis of Recent Trends in the International Market for Dry Milk Products, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002 - This report reviews trends for exports and world prices of dry milk products.
- Agriculture and Dairy Production Systems in China: An Overview and Case Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002 - This study reviews the developing Chinese dairy industry and includes case studies of five farms.
- Comparison of the U.S. and Canadian Dairy Industries, Penn State University, 2002 - This document examines the similarities and differences between the U.S. and Canadian dairy industries.
- Dairy Policies in Japan, Economic Research Service, USDA, 2005 - This report provides a detailed description and analysis of Japan’s policies that support its milk producers and regulate dairy markets.
- Developments in the Dairy Industries of Mexico, Central America, Argentina and Brazil – Implications for the U.S. Dairy Sector, Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development, 2003 - This paper evaluates how dairy industry economic problems and developments in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Central America may affect the U.S. dairy industry.
- Developments in World Dairy Markets, 2002-2006: Implications for the U.S. Dairy Industry, Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development, 2006.
- How Mexico’s Dairy Industry has Evolved Under the NAFTA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002 - This report discusses the competition U.S. exports to Mexico face with the emergence of Mexican dairy firms and growing market share of European multi-national firms.
- How Leading International Dairy Companies Adjust to Changes in World Markets, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002 - This study analyzed strategies used by Fonterra, Nestle, Kraft Foods, Dean Foods, Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’Lakes and selected Western European firms in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- Rethinking Dairyland: Background for Decisions about Wisconsin’s Dairy Industry, University of Wisconsin, 2002 - This paper addresses the question of liberalizing international dairy trade.
- Trade Liberalization in International Dairy Markets: Estimated Impacts, Economic Research Service, USDA, 2006 - Based on economic modeling, liberalization would reduce world dairy product supplies and increase the value of dairy trade.
- U.S. Dairy Products Selling Well in Mexico, AgExporter, Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA, 2003 – Mexico is the largest market for U.S. nonfat dry milk, fluid milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream.
- U.S. Dairy Trade Situation and Outlook 2006, Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development, 2006.
- U.S. Imports of Concentrated Milk Proteins: What We Know and Don’t Know, University of Wisconsin, 2003 - This paper provides an overview of the milk protein import issue and looks at the nature and uses of products imported.
- World Trade in Dairy Products and the U.S. Role: An Illustrated Primer, Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development, 2003 - This document provides background about liberalizing international trade in dairy products. New Zealand and Australia supplied about half of the global 2002 dairy exports.
Links checked February 2008.