Japan: dairy sector
This page contains data regarding key components of the Japanese dairy industry over a given time period.
JAPAN
  x 1.000 ton 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Raw material area
Dairy cows number (1.000 heads) 1.046 1.011 998 985 964 933 943
Dairy Farms number ('000) 27,0 25,0 24,0 23,0 22,0 21,0 20,1
Milk production ('000 Ton) 8.138 8.007 7.982 7.910 7.720 7.474 7.631
Delivery of milk 8.009 7.941 7.866 7.805 7.560 7.408  
Farm-gate price (Euro per 100 Kg) 54,32 48,97 54,92 68,39 76,36 80,75 87,88
Drinking milk consumption 4.125 4.023 3.918 3.779 3.717 3.659 3.547
% Milk destinated to Drinking Milk 50,7% 50,2% 49,1% 47,8% 48,1% 49,0%  
Dairy production
Cream 98 104 108 104 108 114 113
Fresh milk products, milk drinks (kl) 2.280 2.332 2.200 2.195 2.232 2.373 2.496
Butter 78 75 72 82 70 63 70
Cheese 124 126 117 123 127 134 132
Condensed milk 43,3 43,6 45,5 43,6 41,7 44,0 41,4
WMP (whole milk powder) 13,9 13,8 13,6 12,0 14,2 13,2 12,3
Prepared milk powder 29,7 30,6 30,6 35,8 32,0 24,8 24,7
SMP (skimmed milk powder) 177 171 155 170 149 135 141
Import
Butter (HS 0405) 4,6 14,5 20,1 0,4 3,5 16,8 10,6
Prepared edible fats 29,3 26,5 21,9 18,8 17,4 19,0  
Cheese (HS 0406) chart 207 225 187 184 199 215 235
Other Milk Powder * 52 57 51 53 52 52  
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) 32,0 36,0 30,4 35,4 28,2 27,0  
Casein (HS 350110) 6,1 6,4 6,4 6,4 5,6 5,2 4,4
Caseinates (HS 350190) 10,2 10,9 9,3 8,5 9,2 8,8 9,0
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211) 82 75 57 63 68 66 59
Lactose edible (HS 170219) 4,5 8,3 3,7 1,5 4,1 2,6 3,9
Population ('000)   126.500 126.500 126.600 126.500 126.500  
* Including prepared whey for infant formula,whey powder and whole milk powder.

Source Raw material area: ALIC
Source Dairy production: ALIC
Source Import: ALIC; Import: Cheese, Butter, Casein, Caseinates, Lactose pharmaceutical, Lactose edible: GTIS
Source Population: FAO

Last update: 2013-06-18