Chile: dairy sector
This page contains data regarding key components of the Chilean dairy industry over a given time period.
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CHILE: DAIRY SECTOR | |||||||||||
x 1.000 ton | |||||||||||
RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | |||
Number of cows('000)
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437 | 533 | 533 | ||||||||
Delivery of milk (Mil Lt) | 1.991 | 2.115 | 2.174 | 2.145 | 1.909 | 2.029 | +6,3% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |||
Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ x 100 lt, VAT not included) | 27,27 | 30,80 | 30,20 | 31,73 | 31,91 | 29,72 | -6,9% | Jan-Nov 2020 | |||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +12,9% | -1,9% | +5,0% | ||||||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | |||
Milk for food use (Mil Lt) | 429 | 430 | 414 | 389 | Yogurt and other fermented milks (Mil Lt) | 257 | 251 | 253 | 226 | Butter | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Cheese | 91 | 95 | 102 | 95 | Cream | 30 | 31 | 40 | 39 | Condensed milk | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | WMP ¹ | 51 | 58 | 64 | 70 | SMP | 27 | 24 | 14 | 12 | Whey powder | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Dulche de Leche | 29 |
EXPORT | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | |||
Condensed milk (HS 040291 e HS 040299) |
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29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 27 | +13,9% | Jan-Nov 2020 | ||
Whey (HS 0404) |
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15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | -6,3% | Jan-Nov 2020 | ||
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
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24 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 16 | +13,6% | Jan-Nov 2020 | ||
Liquid milk | 1,0 | 1,2 | 0,4 | ||||||||
SMP | 1,7 | 1,0 | 1,2 | ||||||||
WMP | 6,8 | 4,1 | 4,2 | ||||||||
Yogurt | 0,4 | 0,3 | 0,5 | ||||||||
Cheese | 5,0 | 9,3 | 7,3 | ||||||||
Dulche de leche | 5,4 | 5,7 | 6,3 | ||||||||
IMPORT | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | % | Period | |||
Condensed milk (HS 040291 e HS 040299) |
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3,2 | 5,4 | 5,5 | 7,0 | 6,4 | 7,4 | +15,9% | Jan-Nov 2020 | ||
Whey (HS 0404) |
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4,0 | 6,3 | 8,1 | 11 | 10 | 11 | +3,8% | Jan-Nov 2020 | ||
Infant milk formula (HS 190110) |
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3,1 | 4,0 | 3,6 | 3,1 | 2,8 | 2,3 | -20,2% | Jan-Nov 2020 | ||
SMP | 12 | 15 | 13 | ||||||||
WMP | 6,5 | 12 | 8,2 | ||||||||
Cheese | 34 | 44 | 49 | ||||||||
% Self-sufficiency | 91,2% | 87,1% | 85,7% | 89,3% | |||||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2020(f) | % | Period | |||
Population ('000) | 18.209 | 18.470 | 18.729 | 18.952 | |||||||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 19.789 (e) | 21.147 (e) | 22.607 (e) | ||||||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 17.878(e) | 18.719(e) | 19.143(e) | ||||||||
(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: processed by CLAL on FAO and ODEPA source
Source Dairy production: ODEPA
Source Export ed Import: ODEPA
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: 07-01-2021