Economic pressures, climate stress, and succession risks

Drought, climate variability, regulatory costs, tariffs, inflation, energy expenses, financing constraints, closures, ownership transitions, and possible dairy-market concentration continue pressuring traditional producers. Storico Ribelle's pasture-based, long-aging model shows how provenance supports premium positioning while increasing exposure to pasture, labor, compliance, and capital risks. The dairy-cooperative export antitrust lawsuit remains unproven.