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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 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019 | % | Period | ||
| Number of dairy cows ('000) (Source: FAO) | 3.448 | 3.500 | 3.365 | |||||||
| Number of dairy cows ('000) (Source: Senasa) | 1.770 | 1.773 | 1.720 | |||||||
| Milk production (Mil Lt) | 12.061 | 10.292 | 10.098 | 10.527 | 6.688 | 6.428 | -3,9% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Milk delivery (Mil Lt) | 11.210 | 9.569 | 9.386 | 9.785 | 6.222 | 5.980 | -3,9% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| % Delivery on production | 93,0% | 92,9% | 93,0% | 93,0% | ||||||
| Farm gate milk price (€ x 100 lt) | 29,35 | 23,49 | 29,13 | 22,11 | 22,50 | 26,98 | +19,9% | Jan-Sep 2019 | ||
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | -20,0% | +24,0% | -24,1% | |||||||
| DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019 | % | Period | ||
| Liquid milk (Mil Lt) | 1.549 | 1.456 | 1.271 | 1.323 | 891 | 846 | -5,1% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Butter | 41 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 17 | -3,0% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Cheese | 388 | 394 | 414 | 444 | 296 | 291 | -1,7% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Hard cheese | 40 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 25 | 29 | +13,5% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Semi-hard cheese | 132 | 128 | 123 | 141 | 91 | 86 | -5,0% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Soft cheese | 153 | 163 | 163 | 174 | 119 | 120 | +0,7% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Processed cheese | 16 | 33 | 61 | 60 | 40 | 39 | -4,8% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Other cheeses (grated, powdered, melted, etc.) | 47 | 38 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 18 | -15,4% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| WMP (Whole milk powder) | 245 | 157 | 155 | 192 | 109 | 101 | -6,8% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| SMP (Skimmed milk powder) | 27 | 34 | 46 | 41 | 24 | 25 | +3,3% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Cream | 44 | 53 | 60 | 63 | 41 | 39 | -5,1% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Dulce de leche | 91 | 99 | 92 | 101 | 69 | 68 | -1,3% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Milk chocolate (Mil Lt) | 60 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 32 | 21 | -33,0% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Dairy desserts and custards | 54 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 29 | 20 | -33,5% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| Yogurt | 446 | 431 | 412 | 394 | 257 | 222 | -13,7% | Jan-Aug 2019 | ||
| EXPORT | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019 | % | Period | ||
| Whey powder (HS 0404) | TOP importers | 64 | 67 | 54 | 46 | 32 | 30 | -5,7% | Jan-Sep 2019 | |
| Butter (HS 0405) | TOP importers | 8,6 | 5,6 | 4,2 | 3,9 | 1,9 | 4,0 | +117,4% | Jan-Sep 2019 | |
| Cheese (HS 0406) | TOP importers | 43 | 53 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 27 | -8,0% | Jan-Sep 2019 | |
| SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) | TOP importers | 24 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 9,3 | 7,6 | -18,7% | Jan-Sep 2019 | |
| WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) | TOP importers | 138 | 110 | 71 | 118 | 72 | 41 | -43,6% | Jan-Sep 2019 | |
| Casein (HS 350110) | TOP importers | 8,2 | 3,3 | 4,0 | 0,1 | |||||
| Infant milk formula (HS 190110) | TOP importers | 25 | 20 | 13 | 2,7 | 2,5 | 0,1 | -95,1% | Jan-May 2019 | |
| IMPORT | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019 | % | Period | ||
| Condensed milk (HS 040291+040299) | TOP exporters | 1,5 | 1,6 | 2,0 | 0,9 | 0,7 | 0,1 | -89,2% | Jan-Jul 2019 | |
| Whey powder (HS 0404) | TOP exporters | 0,4 | 0,6 | 0,7 | 1,0 | 0,6 | 0,7 | +11,1% | Jan-Sep 2019 | |
| Cheese (HS 0406) | TOP exporters | 1,2 | 2,8 | 4,4 | 3,7 | 3,2 | 1,8 | -43,2% | Jan-Sep 2019 | |
| Infant milk formula (HS 190110) | TOP exporters | 1,0 | 1,3 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 1,2 | 1,1 | -11,8% | Jan-Sep 2019 | |
| DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019(f) | % | Period | ||
| Cheese | 524 | 508 | 485 | 507 | 507 | 509 | +0,4% | Jan-Dec 2019 | Butter | 37 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 43 | +16,2% | Jan-Dec 2019 | SMP | 17 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | +9,5% | Jan-Dec 2019 | WMP | 114 | 102 | 68 | 80 | 80 | 85 | +6,3% | Jan-Dec 2019 |
| PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019(f) | % | Period | ||
| Cheese | 12,07 | 11,59 | 10,96 | 11,35 | ||||||
| Butter | 0,85 | 0,73 | 0,63 | 0,83 | ||||||
| SMP | 0,39 | 0,23 | 0,45 | 0,47 | ||||||
| WMP | 2,63 | 2,33 | 1,54 | 1,79 | ||||||
| % Self-sufficiency | 116,4% | 117,9% | 112,3% | 115,5% | ||||||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 | 2019(f) | % | Period | ||
| Population ('000) | 43.418 | 43.847 | 44.271 | 44.689 | ||||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 12.350 (e) | 12.626 (e) | 12.906 (e) | |||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 11.131(e) | 11.407(e) | 11.747(e) | |||||||
(e) estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
(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: 2019-11-15
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
(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: 2019-11-15