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Milk production
Author(s) -
THOMAS P C
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.1993.tb01251.x
Subject(s) - business , production (economics) , agriculture , quality (philosophy) , unit (ring theory) , dairy industry , agricultural economics , european community , variety (cybernetics) , agricultural science , economics , international trade , geography , environmental science , philosophy , chemistry , mathematics education , mathematics , food science , archaeology , epistemology , artificial intelligence , computer science , macroeconomics
This paper outlines some of the factors likely to influence the development of the United Kingdom dairy industry over the next decade. It considers the role of non‐European Community countries in European milk supply and utilization, the impact of changing agricultural policies and the strategies available to dairy farmers to respond to the challenges that lie ahead. It is concluded that while Eastern European countries may have long term importance as sources of low cost milk production the influences of changing agricultural policy and marketing frameworks within the EC will have a more immediate and more significant impact on UK dairy farmers. It is envisaged that medium term developments in the UK will include an increased variety in the linkages between producers and retailers and producers and manufacturers; some resurgence in farm‐based manufacturing; increased emphasis on milk compositional quality and manufacturing characteristics; continued pressure to reduce unit costs of farm production; and a movement towards lower input, less intensive systems of production.