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: DAIRY SECTOR | ||||||||||
x 1.000 ton | ||||||||||
RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | ||
Number of dairy cows ('000) (Source: FAO) | 1.596 | 1.615 | 1.644 | |||||||
Number of dairy cows ('000) (Source: Senasa) | 1.726 | 1.623 | 1.587 | |||||||
Milk production (Mil Lt) | 10.527 | 10.343 | 11.113 | 11.553 | 3.368 | 3.425 | +1,7% | Jan-Apr 2022 | ||
Milk delivery (Mil Lt) | 9.785 | 9.614 | 10.329 | 10.739 | 3.141 | 3.193 | +1,7% | Jan-Apr 2022 | ||
% Delivery on production | 92,9% | 92,9% | 93,0% | 93,2% | ||||||
Farm gate milk price (€ x 100 lt) | 22,11 | 26,50 | 23,51 | 26,72 | 23,45 | 32,69 | +39,4% | Jan-Apr 2022 | ||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +19,9% | -11,3% | +13,7% | |||||||
Corn price (Rosario) (€\Ton) | 131,3 | 125,2 | 131,4 | 170,0 | 170,0 | 233,8 (p) | +37,5% | Jan-Jun 2022 | ||
Soybeans price (Rosario) (€\Ton) | 231,7 | 209,3 | 225,6 | 286,5 | 275,8 | 385,7 (p) | +39,9% | Jan-Jun 2022 | ||
DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | ||
Liquid milk (Mil Lt) | 1.323 | 1.212 | 1.254 | 1.199 | 268 | 263 | -1,8% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Butter
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29 | 29 | 35 | 41 | 9,3 | 8,7 | -7,0% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Cheese
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444 | 429 | 421 | 460 | 104 | 101 | -3,3% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Hard cheese ![]() |
39 | 43 | 33 | 37 | 8,4 | 8,6 | +3,0% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Semi-hard cheese ![]() |
141 | 131 | 126 | 151 | 33 | 34 | +1,5% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Soft cheese ![]() |
174 | 172 | 174 | 181 | 41 | 39 | -6,9% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Processed cheese ![]() |
60 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 13 | 12 | -10,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Other cheeses (grated, powdered, melted, etc.) | 31 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 7,9 | 8,0 | +1,0% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
WMP (Whole milk powder)
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192 | 188 | 213 | 234 | 56 | 44 | -20,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
SMP (Skimmed milk powder)
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41 | 45 | 52 | 55 | 12 | 12 | -7,4% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Cream | 63 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 14 | 15 | +7,8% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Dulce de leche | 101 | 97 | 107 | 97 | 23 | 22 | -2,3% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Milk chocolate (Mil Lt) | 46 | 32 | 23 | 40 | 9,5 | 11 | +16,1% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Dairy desserts and custards | 41 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 6,9 | 5,5 | -20,6% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
Yogurt | 394 | 354 | 356 | 332 | 99 | 105 | +6,8% | Jan-Mar 2022 | ||
EXPORT | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | ||
Whey powder (HS 0404) | TOP importers | 46 | 42 | 32 | 40 | 16 | 13 | -19,3% | Jan-May 2022 | |
Butter (HS 0405) | TOP importers | 3,9 | 8,2 | 14 | 16 | 5,3 | 4,5 | -14,8% | Jan-May 2022 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) | TOP importers | 43 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 20 | 19 | -5,3% | Jan-May 2022 | |
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) | TOP importers | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4,5 | 4,4 | -2,3% | Jan-May 2022 | |
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) | TOP importers | 118 | 85 | 126 | 128 | 50 | 59 | +17,7% | Jan-May 2022 | |
Casein (HS 350110) | TOP importers | 0,1 | ||||||||
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) | TOP importers | 2,7 | 0,2 | 0,4 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,0 | -84,8% | Jan-Feb 2022 | |
IMPORT | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | ||
Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) | TOP exporters | 0,9 | 0,2 | 0,2 | 0,4 | 0,2 | 0,1 | -51,2% | Jan-May 2022 | |
Whey powder (HS 0404) | TOP exporters | 1,0 | 1,0 | 0,8 | 1,1 | 0,2 | 0,3 | +37,6% | Jan-May 2022 | |
Cheese (HS 0406) | TOP exporters | 3,7 | 2,2 | 1,1 | 2,8 | 0,9 | 2,2 | +146,0% | Jan-May 2022 | |
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) | TOP exporters | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,6 | 2,0 | 1,0 | 0,7 | -27,7% | Jan-May 2022 | |
STOCK (at 31 December) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | ||
Liquid milk (Mil Lt) | 28,4 | 42,5 | 40,9 | 51,7 | 35,2 | 38,2 | +8,4% | Mar 2022 | ||
Butter
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3,6 | 4,4 | 4,6 | 4,1 | 3,8 | 3,3 | -11,4% | Mar 2022 | ||
Cheese
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44,2 | 47,4 | 47,8 | 49,7 | 48,8 | 45,4 | -6,8% | Mar 2022 | ||
Hard cheese ![]() |
16,6 | 16,1 | 13,6 | 14,2 | 14,0 | 13,3 | -5,5% | Mar 2022 | ||
Semi-hard cheese ![]() |
15,3 | 16,6 | 15,2 | 18,3 | 15,1 | 16,9 | +11,6% | Mar 2022 | ||
Soft cheese ![]() |
8,6 | 11,1 | 15,0 | 11,8 | 15,7 | 11,6 | -25,9% | Mar 2022 | ||
Processed cheese ![]() |
1,5 | 1,4 | 1,6 | 3,0 | 1,6 | 1,4 | -10,9% | Mar 2022 | ||
Other cheeses (grated, powdered, melted, etc.) | 2,3 | 2,2 | 2,3 | 2,4 | 2,3 | 2,2 | -3,7% | Mar 2022 | ||
WMP (Whole milk powder)
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20,5 | 25,1 | 22,3 | 32,6 | 17,4 | 21,5 | +23,9% | Mar 2022 | ||
SMP (Skimmed milk powder)
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4,4 | 5,3 | 5,8 | 7,2 | 4,2 | 5,8 | +37,7% | Mar 2022 | ||
Cream | 1,5 | 1,7 | 1,5 | 2,0 | 1,7 | 2,4 | +41,2% | Mar 2022 | ||
Dulce de leche | 5,0 | 4,9 | 5,5 | 5,7 | 5,5 | 5,2 | -6,0% | Mar 2022 | ||
Milk chocolate (Mil Lt) | 2,1 | 2,3 | 2,4 | 5,5 | 3,3 | 2,6 | -20,0% | Mar 2022 | ||
Dairy desserts and custards | 0,7 | 0,6 | 0,5 | 1,4 | 0,5 | 0,4 | -32,0% | Mar 2022 | ||
Yogurt | 6,4 | 7,4 | 7,0 | 6,7 | 8,6 | 10,0 | +16,0% | Mar 2022 | ||
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022(f) | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 380 | 461 | 420 | 452 | 452 | 455 | +0,7% | Jan-Dec 2022 | Butter | 21 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 18 | -14,3% | Jan-Dec 2022 | SMP | 24 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 28 | +7,7% | Jan-Dec 2022 | WMP | 75 | 84 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 90 | +11,1% | Jan-Dec 2022 |
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022(f) | % | Period | ||
Cheese | 8,57 | 10,29 | 9,29 | 9,91 | ||||||
Butter | 0,47 | 0,42 | 0,31 | 0,46 | ||||||
SMP | 0,54 | 0,45 | 0,51 | 0,57 | ||||||
WMP | 1,69 | 1,88 | 1,77 | 1,78 | ||||||
% Self-sufficiency | 115,5% | 112,0% | 115,7% | 115,4% | ||||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022(f) | % | Period | ||
Population ('000) | 44.361 | 44.781 | 45.196 | 45.606 | ||||||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 11.625 | 9.890 (e) | 8.555 (e) | |||||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 9.844 | 8.834(e) | 7.485(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);
Source 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".
Source Export and Import: IHS
Source Consumption: FAS-USDA
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Source 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: 2022-06-27