Blog - Dairy Products

After four years of growth, the Asian whole fresh milk market decreased by -2.1% to $309.6B in 2019. The market value...

The shipments of the three major exporters of buttermilk and buttermilk powder, namely Germany, Belgium and France, represented more than half of total export.

Saudi Arabia was the key importer of cheese and curd imported in the Middle East, with the volume of imports resulting at 172K tonnes, which was near 34% of total imports in 2018.

The revenue of the market for condensed or evaporated milk (sweetened) in the European Union amounted to $705M in 2018, rising by 2.2% against the previous year. Market value continues to increase for the third consecutive year.

The countries with the highest volumes of fresh cheese production in 2018 were Germany (928K tonnes), Italy (927K tonnes) and France (688K tonnes), with a combined 58% share of total production.

Ireland represented the key exporter of casein and caseinates in the European Union, with the volume of exports amounting to 48K tonnes, which was near 49% of total exports in 2018.

The global whole fresh milk market is estimated at $798.4B in 2018, an increase of 1.7% from 2017. 

Brazil (683K tonnes) remains the largest powdered milk producing country in Latin America and the Caribbean...

China (526K tonnes) constituted the country with the largest volume of whey consumption, accounting for a 42% share.