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World Dairy – Present & FutureOverview of SCDPE

Gilles FromentChair, Standing Committee on Dairy Policies and Economics

World Dairy Summit, RotterdamOctober 17, 2016

Role of the Standing CommitteeDairy Policies and Economics (SCDPE)

• Provide the dairy sector with value-added market information, knowledge and analyses by:• Monitoring worldwide market conditions and trends for each

dairy product category;

• Analyzing economic parameters

• Milk production, processing, trade and marketing;

• Monitoring the developments of dairy policies around the World; and,

• Cooperate on projects and maintain relations with internationals bodies.

Main Priorities for the SCDPE

• World Dairy Situation Report produced annually

• Country Report and Fact Sheet

• Dairy Policies and Economics Conference at WDS

• Dairy Barometer

• Cooperation with other Standing Committees (Marketing, Environment, Farm Management, etc)• Global Marketing Trends

• Country reports

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