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;
- stresses the particular features of a traditional product that is prevalent in domestic consumption: the dulce de leche.
ARGENTINA: DAIRY SECTOR | ||||||||||
x 1.000 ton | ||||||||||
RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
Number of dairy cows ('000) (Source: FAO) | 1.547 | 1.527 | 1.563 | |||||||
Number of dairy cows ('000) (Source: Senasa) | 1.587 | 1.562 | ||||||||
Milk production (Mil Lt) | 11.113 | 11.553 | 11.557 | 11.326 | 8.304 | 7.516 | -9,5% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Farm gate milk price (€ x 100 lt) | 23,51 | 26,72 | 36,14 | 35,63 | 35,93 | 37,50 | +4,4% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +13,7% | +35,2% | -1,4% | |||||||
Corn price (Rosario) (€\Ton) | 131,4 | 170,0 | 232,8 | 211,3 | 211,3 | 163,5 (p) | -22,6% | Jan-Nov 2024 | ||
Soybeans price (Rosario) (€\Ton) | 225,6 | 286,5 | 406,0 | 409,9 | 414,4 | 283,5 (p) | -31,6% | Jan-Nov 2024 | ||
DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
Liquid milk (Mil Lt) | 1.254 | 1.199 | 1.168 | 1.168 | 878 | 811 | -7,6% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Butter | 35 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 26 | 23 | -10,1% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Cheese | 421 | 460 | 460 | 477 | 353 | 339 | -4,1% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Hard cheese | 33 | 37 | 38 | 45 | 31 | 30 | -5,2% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Semi-hard cheese | 126 | 151 | 156 | 162 | 120 | 118 | -1,7% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Soft cheese | 174 | 181 | 176 | 181 | 136 | 139 | +2,0% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Processed cheese | 59 | 58 | 57 | 60 | 42 | 31 | -26,3% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Other cheeses (grated, powdered, melted, etc.) | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 21 | -10,7% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
WMP (Whole milk powder) | 213 | 234 | 213 | 185 | 126 | 112 | -11,6% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
SMP (Skimmed milk powder) | 52 | 55 | 51 | 33 | 24 | 26 | +9,4% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Cream | 61 | 61 | 66 | 63 | 47 | 44 | -5,7% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Dulce de leche | 107 | 97 | 102 | 105 | 80 | 74 | -7,5% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Milk chocolate (Mil Lt) | 23 | 40 | 46 | 34 | 23 | 19 | -19,3% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Dairy desserts and custards | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 7,6 | -58,2% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
Yogurt | 356 | 332 | 352 | 345 | 250 | 209 | -16,5% | Jan-Sep 2024 | ||
EXPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
Whey powder (HS 0404) | TOP importers | 32 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 30 | 31 | +0,8% | Jan-Sep 2024 | |
Butter (HS 0405) | TOP importers | 14 | 16 | 12 | 5,6 | 3,7 | 2,6 | -31,0% | Jan-Sep 2024 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) | TOP importers | 44 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 45 | 56 | +24,0% | Jan-Sep 2024 | |
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) | TOP importers | 14 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 14 | +21,6% | Jan-Sep 2024 | |
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) | TOP importers | 126 | 128 | 133 | 96 | 64 | 77 | +19,5% | Jan-Sep 2024 | |
Casein (HS 350110) | TOP importers | |||||||||
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) | TOP importers | 0,4 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,3 | 0,2 | 0,1 | -29,0% | Jan-Sep 2024 | |
IMPORT | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) | TOP exporters | 0,2 | 0,4 | 0,4 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,2 | +147,3% | Jan-Sep 2024 | |
Whey powder (HS 0404) | TOP exporters | 0,8 | 1,1 | 1,0 | 1,1 | 0,9 | 1,0 | +12,5% | Jan-Sep 2024 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) | TOP exporters | 1,1 | 2,8 | 4,6 | 2,9 | 2,3 | 1,0 | -58,7% | Jan-Sep 2024 | |
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) | TOP exporters | 1,6 | 2,0 | 1,8 | 0,8 | 0,7 | 0,2 | -75,1% | Jan-Sep 2024 | |
STOCK (at 31 December) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | % | Period | ||
Liquid milk (Mil Lt) | 40,9 | 51,7 | 41,0 | 37,1 | 23,6 | 35,6 | +50,9% | Aug 2024 | ||
Butter | 4,6 | 4,1 | 5,2 | 4,1 | 2,4 | 3,2 | +34,8% | Aug 2024 | ||
Cheese | 47,8 | 49,7 | 49,9 | 55,3 | 47,5 | 50,3 | +5,8% | Aug 2024 | ||
Hard cheese | 13,6 | 14,2 | 15,5 | 18,5 | 10,5 | 18,4 | +74,4% | Aug 2024 | ||
Semi-hard cheese | 15,2 | 18,3 | 18,0 | 20,2 | 20,0 | 17,9 | -10,6% | Aug 2024 | ||
Soft cheese | 15,0 | 11,8 | 12,7 | 12,5 | 10,5 | 10,4 | -1,0% | Aug 2024 | ||
Processed cheese | 1,6 | 3,0 | 1,5 | 2,1 | 1,0 | 1,5 | +49,1% | Aug 2024 | ||
Other cheeses (grated, powdered, melted, etc.) | 2,3 | 2,4 | 2,1 | 2,0 | 1,6 | 2,1 | +27,3% | Aug 2024 | ||
WMP (Whole milk powder) | 22,3 | 32,6 | 29,7 | 31,5 | 20,5 | 15,2 | -26,0% | Aug 2024 | ||
SMP (Skimmed milk powder) | 5,8 | 7,2 | 8,7 | 5,9 | 5,0 | 5,7 | +14,3% | Aug 2024 | ||
Cream | 1,5 | 2,0 | 2,4 | 1,5 | 1,4 | 1,8 | +30,8% | Aug 2024 | ||
Dulce de leche | 5,5 | 5,7 | 5,9 | 5,3 | 4,8 | 5,8 | +21,2% | Aug 2024 | ||
Milk chocolate (Mil Lt) | 2,4 | 5,5 | 8,4 | 3,8 | 3,0 | 1,6 | -48,5% | Aug 2024 | ||
Dairy desserts and custards | 0,5 | 1,4 | 0,6 | 1,9 | 0,7 | 0,5 | -19,5% | Aug 2024 | ||
Yogurt | 7,0 | 6,7 | 8,6 | 13,3 | 7,3 | 7,6 | +3,5% | Aug 2024 | ||
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024(f) | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 420 | 457 | 435 | 440 | 440 | 380 | -13,6% | Jan-Dec 2024 | Butter | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | -15,4% | Jan-Dec 2024 | SMP | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 18 | -28,0% | Jan-Dec 2024 | WMP | 80 | 73 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 65 | -13,3% | Jan-Dec 2024 |
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024(f) | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 9,33 | 10,09 | 9,56 | 9,61 | ||||||
Butter | 0,31 | 0,22 | 0,24 | 0,28 | ||||||
SMP | 0,51 | 0,62 | 0,57 | 0,55 | ||||||
WMP | 1,78 | 1,61 | 1,54 | 1,64 | ||||||
% Self-sufficiency | 115,7% | 115,4% | 116,6% | 114,6% | ||||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024(f) | % | Period | ||
Population ('000) | 45.036 | 45.277 | 45.510 | 45.774 | ||||||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 8.572 (e) | 10.617 (e) | 13.655 (e) | 13.710 (e) | ||||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 7.500(e) | 8.977(e) | 12.967(e) | 12.679(e) | ||||||
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
(p): partial data
(f): forecast
NOTE:Per capita consumptions are obtained dividing total consumption (Source FAS-USDA ) by the population (Source FAO)
Source:
Raw milk area: Subsecretaría de Lechería - Ministerio de Agroindustria; Number of cows: FAO, National Animal Health and Agrifood Quality Service (SENASA);
Dairy production: Subsecretaría de Lechería - Ministerio de Agroindustria, from 2015 data is collected by a panel of dairies according to "Relevamiento Coyuntural de la Resolución 230/16" and historical information of the "Resolución 7/14".
Export and Import: IHS
Consumption: FAS-USDA
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Population: FAO
Note: Self-sufficiency rate = Milk deliveries/(Domestic use in milk equivalent ME)
Domestic use in milk equivalent (ME) = Milk deliveries + Import in ME - Export in ME
Last update: 2024-11-07