The Babcock Institute supports research that helps us gain a better understanding of world dairy markets and builds on international collaborations in dairy production systems.

Through these efforts, the Babcock Institute has produced a series of Discussion Papers that describe and analyze international dairy markets and look at how they relate to the Wisconsin and US dairy industries. The Babcock Institute is a valuable source of information in the US on current issues related to international dairy markets and trade. Institute personnel have carried out studies relating to dairy export marketing strategies and foreign direct investment practices of major dairy firms from the US, New Zealand, Ireland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Studies of other industries have presented models that are useful (1) in understanding competitors' strategies, and (2) for developing strategies that will help US exporters succeed. PDF versions of the Discussion Papers can be downloaded free from this page. See the list below.

Download: 

2009-1: U.S. Dairy Trade: Situation and Outlook 2009 - Dobson & Jesse

2008-4: Milk Contamination Problems in China-Implications for International Dairy Businesses - Dobson

2008-3: The Dairy Sector of Brazil: A Country Study - Dobson, Jesse & Reis

2008-2: U.S. Dairy Trade: Situation and Outlook 2008 - Dobson & Jesse

2008-1: The Future Role of the U.S. in World Dairy Markets - Dobson

2007-4: Nutrient Management Approaches and Tools for Dairy Farms in Australia and the U.S. - Gourley

2007-3: Competitive Strategies of Dairy Processing Firms in Ireland - Dobson

2007-2: The Dairy Sector of Ireland: A Country Study - Dobson

2007-1: U.S. Dairy Trade: Situation and Outlook 2007 - Dobson & Jesse

2006-4: Drivers of Change in China's Dairy Industry - Implications for the U.S. and World Dairy Industries - Dobson

2006-3: Developments in World Dairy Markets 2002-2005: Implications for the U.S. Dairy Industry - Dobson

2006-2: The Dairy Sector of India: A Country Study - The India Country Study Team

2006-1: The U.S. Dairy Situation and Outlook 2006 - Dobson and Jesse

2005-4: Prospects for Uganda's Dairy Industry - Combs and Dobson

2005-3: The Dairy Sector of Poland: A Country Study - The Poland Country Study Team, E. Jesse: Editor

2005-2: Free Trade Agreements and the Doha Round of WTO Negotiations: Implications for the U.S. Dairy Industry - Dobson

2005-1: The U.S. Dairy Situation and Outlook 2005 - Dobson & Jesse

2004-4: Parmalat - Dobson

2004-3: The Dairy Sectors of New Zealand and Australia: A Regional Study - Armentano, Dobson, Olson, & Jesse

2004-2: The Changing Face of Milk Production, Milk Quality, and Milking Technology in Brazil - Cook, Costa, Reinmann, & Ruegg

2004-1: The Status of Multilateral and Bilateral Trade Talks: Implications for the U.S. Dairy Industry - Dobson

2003-4: Developments in the Dairy Industries of Mexico, Central America, Argentina, and Brazil - Dobson

2003-3: A Household-Level Analysis of Food Expenditure Patterns in Urban China: 1995-2000 - Agüero & Gould

2003-2: World Trade in Dairy Products and the U.S. Role: an Illustrated Primer - Jesse

2003-1: Strategies for Developing Domestic and International Markets for Nicaragua's Dairy Products - Dobson

2002-4: How Leading International Dairy Companies Adjusted to Changes in World Markets - Dobson, Wilcox

2002-3: Marketing Brief - Dobson

2002-2: A Descriptive Analysis of Recent Trends in the International Market for Dry Milk Products - Gould & Vellarreal

2002-1: How Mexico's Dairy Industry has Evolved Under the NAFTA - Dobson & Proctor

2001-3:When Will U.S. Firms Become Major Dairy Exporters and Bigger Direct Investors in Foreign Dairy Bus.?- Dobson/Hintz/Wagner

2001-2: Characteristics of Food Expenditures in Argentina: Implications for the U.S. - Gould & Sabates

2001-1: Doing Business in an Industry with Difficult Economics: Dairy Processing and Marketing in Kazakhstan - Esenova & Dobson

2000-3: The Deregulation and Rationalization of Australia's Dairy Industry - Dobson and Wagner

2000-2: The Evolution of Ireland's Kerry Group/PLC - Chandra, Dobson, & Wagner

2000-1: Changing Patterns of Livestock, Meat and Dairy Marketing in Post-Communist Kazakhstan - Esenova & Dobson

1999-3: Overview of World Livestock Agriculture and Selected Dairy Industries - Haumann & Wattiaux

1999-2: Views from the European Union on the Competitiveness of the U.S. Dairy Industry - Dobson

1999-1: Canada's Class 5 Pricing System, The EU's Dairy Export Restitution Program, and the U.S.'s DEIP - Dobson

1998-3: The Structure of Meat, Poultry and Dairy Product Demand in the Former Soviet Union - Gould & Kim

1998-2: Characteristics of Canadian and Mexican Daiy Product Purchases - Gould & Kim

1998-1: The Evolution and Strategies of MD Foods of Denmark and the Danish Dairy Board - Dobson

1997-1: The Evolution of New Zealand's Dairy Board: Implications for the Board's Single Desk Exporting Privilage - Dobson

1996-3: Positioning the Firm to Export Dairy Products in the 21st Century - Dobson

1996-1: Impacts of Policy and Trade Developments in the European Union on the U.S. Dairy Industry - Dobson

1995-1: Competitive Strategies of Leading World Dairy Exporters - Dobson

1994-3: Economic Impacts of the Dairy Export Incentive Program 1992-1994 - Dobson & Knapp