The 2026 Dairy Outlook: Navigating Volatility, Genetics and the Beef-on-Dairy Revolution
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The dairy industry has long been a landscape of shock and awe, where market dynamics can shift from surplus to scarcity in a matter of weeks. As industry leaders gathered at the International Dairy Foods Association Dairy Forum earlier this week, the focus turned toward 2026 — a year projected to be defined by massive processing investments, a structural shift in herd genetics and a fundamental change in how dairy farmers generate revenue.
Moderated by Mike Brown, vice president of dairy market intelligence, T.C. Jacoby & Company, a panel of experts including Eric Meyer, president of HighGround Dairy; Corey Geiger, lead economist at CoBank; Alison Krebs, director of dairy and trade policy at Leprino Foods Company; and Betsy Erdelyi, managing director at BMO, dissected the forces that will shape the next 24 months of global dairy.
By Karen Bohnert
January 30, 2026
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