2017 March Board Book

International Update

Milk Production European milk production continues to trend downward, down 3.6% versus prior year, while US milk production continues to grow and is projected by Blimling to continue:

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January 2017 Planning Meeting - Philippines In January, all our international representatives met in the Philippines in place of our traditional January meetings in San Francisco. The efficiency of meeting closer to most of our international markets saved approximately 50% of the historic cost and provided an opportunity to have both individual planning meetings and joint sessions. Jen also met individually with each country’s team to customize their launch plans for social media using the global platform that Jen has developed. We had a “lessons learned” session from 2016 where each country shared their greatest challenge and success. We discussed e-commerce and other growth platforms of the future. Imalinx, our new Mexico agency, was also present and able to develop contacts and hear best practices from all our Asian country teams. Mexico Concerns about US and Mexico trade relations seem to be creating unease. Every month, about 25% of US NDM/SMP production goes to Mexico. Talk about redoing trade agreements, building walls and altering immigration policies don’t instill confidence today, even if things don’t ultimately become worse tomorrow.

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