Dairy Products and Alternatives

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…

In 2023, drinking milk products in Japan, which includes flavoured milk drinks, milk, and powder milk, is set to remain at almost the same level of sales as the previous year in current value terms. However, retail volumes are set to suffer a notable…

In 2023, overall milk consumption is projected to see a slight increase in retail volume sales, led by goat milk, fat-free and semi skimmed shelf stable milk and fat-free fresh milk. However, fresh milk, overall, is set to continue to post a dip in…

In September 2022, supervised milk prices saw a strong increase in Israel. Moreover, in May 2023, the price of milk was set to rise by 16%, but, days before the intended implementation of the increase, the Minister of Finance and Minister of…

After steep increases in the price of milk amidst high inflation during 2022, 2023 saw milk prices in Ireland experience a notable decline. The average unit price of drinking milk products had reached unprecedented levels by the end of 2022 and a…

Growth in drinking milk, especially fresh milk, in Indonesia has been significantly supported by the rise of quick commerce. With their efficient delivery systems, quick commerce platforms such as Astro and Happy Fresh offer fast and reliable…

In 2023, high inflation impacted the price of milk due to an increase in feed costs for cattle. This increased the procurement cost of milk, with major brands increasing the retail price per litre. However, demand for milk remained strong in 2023, as…

In November 2022, the government placed a price cap on selected basic food, and the regulation was extended until 30 June 2023. The 2.8% fat content UHT cow milk was among the food with frozen prices, leading to minimal single-digit growth for the…

The retail volume demand for drinking milk products in Hong Kong has gradually stabilised, subsequent to an unprecedented surge witnessed during the height of the pandemic, followed by a strong decline. Over the course of the pandemic, retail sales…

Though milk power is losing ground to shelf stable UHT milk, it still accounts for most volume sales. Milk powder is an important dairy product for many Guatemalan families because it is affordable and offers a source of nutrition and also has a…

2022 was a challenging year for milk production due to high price points. In particular, fodder got much more expensive, and livestock farmers could not feed their animals, leading to a higher proportion of being slaughtered. As a result, the number…

The demand for drinking milk products in Germany is declining following certain shifts in consumer patterns. With an increasing number of local consumers adopting alternative diets, such as veganism or flexitarianism, the evolution of dietary…

Drinking milk is expected to register moderate volume growth in 2023. Drinking milk is a staple and this supports volume sales. In addition, the recent influx of migrants from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus as a result of the war in Ukraine, also boosts…

Having experienced a marginal boost during the pandemic due to prolonged home seclusion in 2020, retail volume sales of drinking milk products in France continue on their declining trajectory in 2023, a trend already emerging prior to COVID-19. This…

Drinking milk products in Finland continued to see normalising sales after the heightened demand that was the COVID-19 pandemic, when consumers stockpiled goods. Inflation and increasing production costs drove up the milk prices in 2022 and continued…