Argentina: dairy sector
This page contains data regarding key components of the Argentinian dairy industry over a given time period.

The following report:
  • highlights the complexity of the industry, which should be considered from several viewpoints: the commodities area, the variety of dairy derivatives, transit trade and domestic consumption;

  • indicates how the export-import ratio is completely in favour of exports - of WMP in particular;

  • stresses the particular features of a traditional product that is prevalent in domestic consumption: the dulce de leche.
ARGENTINA
  x 1.000 ton 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Raw material area
Milk production 9.726 9.527 10.010 10.055 10.308 11.206  
Deliveries to dairies (Mil Lt) 8.999 8.798 9.262 9.306 9.542 10.442 10.442
Dairy production
Liquid milk 1.737 1.750 1.825 1.815 1.856 1.880  
Yoghurt 474 511 519 515 491 517  
Cream 40,3 38,0 39,2 42,5 39,5 43,2  
Butter 47,0 47,0 51 51 49,6 54  
Cheese 467 487 491 508 520 536  
Condensed milk 7,0 8,0 6,9 6,3 6,8 6,4  
WMP (whole milk powder) 259,8 185,0 200,1 191,8 205,3 280,0  
SMP (skimmed milk powder) 30,0 23,0 24,8 33,1 33,6 38,6  
Whey powder 19,0 21,0 25,0 46,9 28,8 33,4  
Dulche de Leche 118 125 125 129 131 127  
Casein     8,6 8,4 7,3 9,2  
Export
Butter (HS 0405) 15,9 19,0 22,4 16,7 14,6 26,6 20,5
Cheese (HS 0406) 58 45,4 36,2 48,1 45,1 60 54
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) 22,7 10,6 13,9 12,5 19,8 18,5 14,1
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) 214 102 103 147 128 201 201
Whey powder (HS 0404) 27,9 35,4 36,8 39,2 44,6 70 65
Casein (HS 350110) 2,3 4,0 7,9 7,4 5,6 8,5 7,8
Import
Butter (HS 0405) 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 1,5 0,3 0,0
Cheese (HS 0406) 2,2 2,8 2,8 2,7 3,2 3,4 3,5
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,1
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) 0,3 0,6 0,0 0,5 0,5 0,0 2,5
Whey powder (HS 0404) 5,9 18,7 6,7 1,5 2,3 8,7 13,7
Caseine (HS 350110) 0,1 0,1 0,0 0,1 0,0 0,0 0,0
Domestic consumption
Butter 31,5 28,1 29,3 30,5 35,7    
Cheese 409 481 451 503 471 478  
Consumption per capita (kg/year)
Liquid milk 43,0 42,8 43,0 42,9 44,5 43,2  
Butter 0,8 0,7 0,7 0,8 0,9 0,7  
Cheese 10,5 11,2 11,4 11,8 13,8 11,5  
Yoghurt 12,0 12,8 12,8 12,6 12,3 12,6  
Population ('000) 39.024 39.368 39.714 40.062 40.412 40.765  

Source Raw milk area: Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca
Source Dairy production: Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca
Source Export and Import: GTIS
Source Population: FAO

Last update: 2013-05-24
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Market News Italy

In aumento I -Verona, foreign Whole Spot milk price +1,23%
In aumento I - Verona, foreign Skim Spot milk price +1,75%
In aumento I - Verona, Spot milk price +1,19%
In aumento I - Verona, Centrifuged Cream price +2,53%
In aumento I- Milan, linseed cake price +0,41%
In aumento I- Milan, Italian Soyabeans flour price +2,40%
In aumento I- Milan, Foreign soyabeans price +1,57%
In aumento I - Milan, Italian Corn price +0,43%

Market News Europe

In calo Netherlands - Spot milk price 4,4% fat -1,97%
In calo EU West&East - Whey Powder Sweet price -4,92%
In calo EU West&East - WMP price -2,00%
In calo EU West&East - SMP price -2,33%
In calo EU West&East - Butter price -0,47%
In aumento Poland - Edam 42% price +1,38%
In aumento Poland - Butter min 82% price +2,10%
In calo US - Weekly Europe Brent Spot Price FOB -0,83%

Market News World

In calo US - SMP and NFDM stock -5,31%
In aumento Oceania - Whole Milk Powder (WMP) price +11,36%
In aumento Oceania - Skim Milk Powder (SMP) price +2,88%
In calo Oceania - Butter price -2,17%
In aumento US - Acid Casein price +6,93%
In aumento US - Rennet Casein price +4,26%
In aumento US - Nonfat Dry Milk Price +1,21%
In calo US - Cheese 40 # Blochs price -0,99%
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