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Chile: dairy sector

This page contains data regarding key components of the Chilean dairy industry over a given time period.

CHILE: DAIRY SECTOR
  x 1.000 ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2023 % Period
Number of cows('000) 548 587 605
Delivery of milk (Mil Lt) 2.145 2.275 2.268 2.209 1.155 1.110 -3,8% Jan-Jul 2023
Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ x 100 lt, VAT not included) 54,39 55,55 61,00 71,99 41,97 50,01 +19,2% Jan-Jul 2023
± % Over the same period of the previous year +2,1% +9,8% +18,0%
DAIRY PRODUCTION 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2023 % Period
Milk for food use (Mil Lt) 389 419 477 460
Yogurt and other fermented milks (Mil Lt) 226 230 235 221
Butter 26 29 28 27
Cheese 95 104 103 102
Cream 39 41 40 38
Condensed milk 39 46 41 40
WMP ¹ 70 73 58 59
SMP 12 14 14 15
Whey powder 28 29 26 23
EXPORT 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2023 % Period
Latte sfuso e conf. (HS 040110 e HS 040120)
TOP importers
1,3 0,0 0,7 0,4 0,1 0,1 +11,9% Jan-Jun 2023
Latte condensato (HS 040291 e HS 040299)
TOP importers
26 29 23 30 18 16 -14,6% Jan-Jul 2023
Polvere di Siero (HS 0404)
TOP importers
16 15 15 16 8,7 9,7 +10,9% Jan-Jul 2023
Latte per l'infanzia (HS 190110)
TOP importers
15 18 15 14 7,3 6,9 -5,2% Jan-Jul 2023
SMP (polvere di latte magro - HS 040210)
TOP importers
0,4 0,5 1,0 2,7 1,4 1,6 +14,4% Jan-Jul 2023
WMP (polvere di latte intero - HS 040221+040229)
TOP importers
3,5 1,7 1,7 11 7,4 3,2 -57,0% Jan-Jul 2023
Formaggi (HS 0406)
TOP importers
9,2 7,9 7,5 7,6 4,2 3,9 -7,5% Jan-Jul 2023
Yogurt e latticello (HS 0403)
TOP importers
0,8 1,1 1,0 1,7 0,8 1,5 +99,6% Jan-Jul 2023
IMPORT 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2023 % Period
Latte sfuso e conf. (HS 040110 e HS 040120)
TOP exporter
11 8,5 13 14 8,2 6,3 -23,4% Jan-Jul 2023
Latte condensato (HS 040291 e HS 040299)
TOP exporter
7,0 8,3 8,7 7,4 4,5 4,5 +0,7% Jan-Jul 2023
Polvere di Siero (HS 0404)
TOP exporter
11 12 12 14 8,7 7,1 -18,4% Jan-Jul 2023
Latte per l'infanzia (HS 190110)
TOP exporter
3,1 2,6 3,5 3,9 2,8 2,6 -7,8% Jan-Jul 2023
SMP (polvere di latte magro - HS 040210)
TOP exporter
13 14 11 7,4 4,4 2,9 -34,6% Jan-Jul 2023
WMP (polvere di latte intero - HS 040221+040229)
TOP exporter
2,6 9,4 6,2 3,4 2,9 0,8 -71,4% Jan-Jul 2023
Formaggi (HS 0406)
TOP exporter
44 56 74 56 34 39 +15,4% Jan-Jul 2023
Yogurt e latticello (HS 0403)
TOP exporter
0,3 0,3 0,2 0,3 0,3 0,1 -55,9% Jan-Jul 2023
% Self-sufficiency 99,5% 99,6% 99,4% 99,4%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2023(f) % Period
Population ('000) 19.039 19.300 19.493 19.604
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 14.572 12.977 (e) 16.070 (e) 15.941 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 13.016 11.354(e) 13.587(e) 15.138(e)
(f): forecast
(e) estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
1) Milk powder 28%-26%-18%-12% fat.

Source Raw material area: Milk delivery and price: ODEPA; Number of cows: FAO
Source Dairy production: ODEPA
Source Export ed Import: IHS
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 Updated: 17-04-2023
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