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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 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025 % Period
Number of cows('000) 547 546 546
Delivery of milk (Mil Lt) 2.268 2.209 2.160 2.232 539 574 +6,5% Jan-Mar 2025
Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ x 100 lt, VAT not included) 142,33 167,97 189,55 172,30 42,22 42,89 +1,6% Jan-Mar 2025
± % Over the same period of the previous year +18,0% +12,8% -9,1%
DAIRY PRODUCTION 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025 % Period
Milk for food use (Mil Lt) 477 460 485 505
Yogurt and other fermented milks (Mil Lt) 235 221 219 222
Butter 28 27 28 30
Cheese 103 102 106 106
Cream 40 37 36 36
Condensed milk 41 40 39 41
WMP ¹ 58 59 49 55
SMP 14 15 14 18
Whey powder 26 23 25 24
EXPORT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025 % Period
Latte sfuso e conf. (HS 040110 e HS 040120)
TOP importers
0,7 0,4 0,1 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0% Jan 2025
Latte condensato (HS 040291 e HS 040299)
TOP importers
27 35 30 35 8,0 9,8 +23,3% Jan-Mar 2025
Polvere di Siero (HS 0404)
TOP importers
15 16 18 19 6,5 3,6 -44,8% Jan-Mar 2025
Latte per l'infanzia (HS 190110)
TOP importers
18 17 14 16 3,1 4,3 +38,3% Jan-Mar 2025
SMP (polvere di latte magro - HS 040210)
TOP importers
1,0 2,7 3,3 5,9 1,8 1,3 -26,7% Jan-Mar 2025
WMP (polvere di latte intero - HS 040221+040229)
TOP importers
1,8 11 4,2 10 2,5 4,2 +64,9% Jan-Mar 2025
Formaggi (HS 0406)
TOP importers
7,9 7,9 7,3 8,9 2,2 2,3 +2,9% Jan-Mar 2025
Yogurt e latticello (HS 0403)
TOP importers
1,1 1,9 1,9 0,0 0,0 0,0 +70,4% Jan-Mar 2025
IMPORT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025 % Period
Latte sfuso e conf. (HS 040110 e HS 040120)
TOP exporter
15 14 15 11 4,2 0,5 -88,1% Jan-Mar 2025
Latte condensato (HS 040291 e HS 040299)
TOP exporter
9,8 8,1 8,5 7,4 1,8 2,3 +29,6% Jan-Mar 2025
Polvere di Siero (HS 0404)
TOP exporter
13 15 13 14 2,8 3,3 +20,3% Jan-Mar 2025
Latte per l'infanzia (HS 190110)
TOP exporter
4,4 5,0 4,7 3,9 1,1 0,8 -28,6% Jan-Mar 2025
SMP (polvere di latte magro - HS 040210)
TOP exporter
11 7,6 6,5 7,2 2,4 1,9 -18,0% Jan-Mar 2025
WMP (polvere di latte intero - HS 040221+040229)
TOP exporter
6,4 3,5 2,6 4,4 2,0 0,7 -62,6% Jan-Mar 2025
Formaggi (HS 0406)
TOP exporter
77 58 70 66 17 14 -17,5% Jan-Mar 2025
Yogurt e latticello (HS 0403)
TOP exporter
0,3 0,4 0,4 0,4 0,1 0,1 -23,2% Jan-Mar 2025
% Self-sufficiency 99,4% 99,4% 99,3% 99,5%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025(f) % Period
Population ('000) 19.456 19.553 19.659
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 16.060 (e) 15.095 (e) 17.827 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 13.579(e) 14.334(e) 16.487(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: 23-04-2025
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