Dairy Products and Alternatives

Drinking milk products in Slovakia saw a sluggish performance in retail volume terms in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. This was partly due to high raw milk and energy costs, which had a negative impact on retail prices. This led to…

In Singapore, inflation has been on the rise in milk, primarily due to global supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, dairy farmers are struggling to meet the growing demand for milk, leading to higher prices for…

Milk production in Serbia is facing significant challenges in 2023. The decrease in the production of raw milk has led to a shortage of milk on retail shelves since the third quarter of 2022, with several Serbian regions facing a shortage of raw…

Fresh milk is seeing a revival in volume sales in 2023 following a decline in the previous year due to the high rate of inflation and the increasing cost of living, which put pressure on consumers. In 2023, however, sales are witnessing healthy…

In an overarching cross-category trend, drinking milk products is seeing value growth supported by high unit prices driven by costs, alongside volume slumping in a price-sensitive environment. Indeed, unit prices at shelf level have been driven up by…

Milk producers continued to struggle with high production costs in 2023. The main factors contributing to this trend were rising energy and transport prices and adverse weather conditions, with the country having suffered a severe drought during the…

In 2023, dairy producers in Poland employed innovative marketing campaigns to stimulate the sales of drinking milk products. The Dairy Cooperative Piatnica (OSM Piatnica) launched a notable campaign promoting its fresh milk, distinguished by its…

Shelf stable milk continues to benefit from the decline in consumption of evaporated milk. Consumers are increasingly switching to shelf stable milk, as it is healthier and the range is also increasing, in terms of packaging formats, as well as…

The drinking milk category is faced with multiple challenges in 2023, in the shape of inflationary-led price hikes, expensive raw materials and high rates of taxes on packaged milk products. Pakistan is the fourth largest milk-producing country in…

Drinking milk products overall continues to decline in Norway in 2023, with only flavoured milk drinks recording positive retail volume sales. Persistently negative growth is due to several factors, including a diminishing frequency of consumption…

In 2023, increased fodder prices have driven up unit prices of locally sourced raw milk, as well as the price of domestic and regional drinking milk brands. Nonetheless, consumer demand remains stable due to the abundance of locally and regionally…

Volume sales for drinking milk products decrease notably in 2023, albeit at a considerably slower rate than experienced in 2022 when the decline was much more pronounced. Nevertheless, the prevailing inflationary conditions continue to impact demand…

The dairy industry is one of the largest producers of carbon emissions in the world, so the onus is on this industry to be amongst the leaders in terms of climate action. To combat the impact of dairy farming on the environment, Fonterra and Nestlé…

Due to the impact of adverse climatic conditions and the escalating cost of raw materials used in animal feed on the Moroccan dairy sector, struggling breeders were forced to cull dairy cows to offset losses and ensure survival. This led to a…

The consumption of milk has decreased for the third year in a row in 2023. This is explained, in part, by the evolution of the demographics in the country. The population of children (aged 0 to 14 years old) has been declining consistently and this…

Further retail volume and current value growth is expected across drinking milk products in 2023. The constant strong upward trajectory in the demand for drinking milk products through the review period, including the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis of…

2023 saw further fluctuations in the retail volume sales performance of drinking milk products in Lithuania as demand contracted after positive growth was recorded in 2022. This followed a negative retail volume performance in 2021 after positive…

Cow's milk is facing stagnating sales in 2023 as demand continues to wane due to the price increases of 2022. Rising energy costs together with logistics and ingredient costs have forced manufacturers to raise average prices. The purchase price of…

Drinking milk is expected to register double-digit current value growth, but minimal volume growth. Price rises have been significant, largely due to low milk production caused by drought conditions. In addition, a near ban on imports from Uganda has…

Drinking milk is expected to register moderate volume growth in 2023, partly supported by continuing population growth. In addition, prices are expected to stabilise, and this is also expected to support volume sales. Shelf stable milk continues to…