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Dairy farming
Stable trends: will increase
will decrease,
• World milk consumption: will increase
• Number of dairy farms: will increase (Worldwide; but EU?)
• average herd sizes: From increase to decrease?
• Milk yields per cow: Will the EU become a net importer?
Will farm machinery always get bigger?
Possible bends: Heading towards a new paradigm?
Will enduring criticism lead to veganism?
• World milk prices:
• Dairy trade:
• Field work:
• Animal husbandry:
• Dairy product consumption:
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