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Abstract
The main objective of the paper was to determine the diversity and factors deciding of variation in milk
production in selected EU macro-regions. Differentiation was determined using cluster analysis, which
allowed for the creation of five homogeneous groups of regions. Based on the results of factor analysis it
identified factors that have a decisive influence on the processes of economic adjustment of large dairy farms.
It also showed which of European macro-regions improved and which worsened their competitive position
in 2009 compared to the situation in 2004.