02 Apr 2020 --- Dairy demand has been dwindling for some time, in part due to a consumption shift toward plant-based alternatives – and now, as the coronavirus threatens an unprecedented recession and exacerbates price pressures, experts forecast the global milk market is to take another hammering. Dean Foods is the latest prominent dairy player to file for bankruptcy, while the European milk industry is calling for financial aid to help their already struggling sector shoulder ongoing market disturbances.