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Against a backdrop of soaring global prices, the Netherlands' dairy industry is dealing with surging costs. Energy prices, along with those of wheat and other essential grains, are showing no signs of abating in 2023. Moreover, the skyrocketing…
High inflation and increasing prices are the main factors impacting the performance of dairy products and alternatives in 2023. Turkey has already been experiencing a high inflationary phase, with the rate of inflation rising dramatically in…
Demand for drinking milk products was strongly affected in 2022 by a sharp rise in prices, which was the result of high inflation and spiralling manufacturing costs. As a result, retail volume sales dropped significantly, while the category saw…
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…
In 2023 in the Netherlands, overall retail volume sales for drinking milk products continue to decline. However, the rise in average unit prices has boosted overall value sales. Drinking milk products is now a mature category, which goes some way to…
Over 2023, the average retail current unit price of drinking milk products is projected to a see triple-digit increase. This notable price surge can be primarily attributed to the substantial devaluation of the Turkish lira. The prices of raw milk…
Even prior to the pandemic, chilled pizza had been recording significant annual declines, which continued during the pandemic and on into 2022. Chilled pizza often loses out to the longer shelf life of frozen pizza. While the packaging unit volumes…
Other dairy has been strongly affected by the inflation crisis with prices going up and putting pressure on demand. High inflation has also placed significant pressure on consumers’ disposable income, pushing consumers to look for value-for-money but…
2023 saw demand for fromage frais and quark begin to decline for the first time in four years, which can be seen as a balancing of demand after several years of robust performances in the category. Fromage frais and quark consistently outperformed…
In 2023 other dairy in the Netherlands is several subcategories suffer in terms of retail volume sales, though most have recorded an uptick in average retail value sales. Dairy producers have been facing escalating production costs — from core…