Analysis and Studies - Products analysis
Milk: an overview
April 16th 2024
In 2012, the largest producer of milk and milk products was India, followed by the United States of America, China, Pakistan and Brazil. All 28 European Union members together produced 153.8 million tonnes of milk in 2013, the largest by any political-economic union.
Increasing affluence in developing countries, as well as increased promotion of milk and milk products, has led to a rise in milk consumption in developing countries in recent years. In turn, the opportunities presented by these growing markets have attracted investments by multinational dairy firms. Nevertheless, in many countries production remains on a small scale and presents significant opportunities for diversification of income sources by small farms. Local milk collection centers, where milk is collected and chilled prior to being transferred to urban dairies, are a good example of where farmers have been able to work on a cooperative basis, particularly in countries such as India.
In 2018, Milk were the world's 278TH most traded product, with a total trade of $9.68B. Between 2017 and 2018 the exports of Milk grew by 13.4%, from $8.53B to $9.68B. Trade in Milk represent 0.051% of total world trade.
Exports
In 2018 the top exporters of Milk were Germany ($1.46B), Netherlands ($978M), Belgium ($856M), France ($765M), and New Zealand ($514M).
Imports
In 2018 the top importers of Milk were Germany ($1.47B), Belgium ($916M), China ($840M), Italy ($781M), and Netherlands ($705M).
Top Origin (2018) Germany $1.46B
Top Destination (2018) Germany $1.47B
Fonti:
https://oec.world/en
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://www.trademap.org/