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Japan: dairy sector

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


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JAPAN: DAIRY SECTOR
  x 1.000 ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020 2021 % Period
Dairy cows number on February (1.000 heads) 852 847 839 840
Dairy Farms number ('000) 16 16 15 14
Milk production ('000 Ton) 7.277 7.290 7.314 7.438 2.505 2.510 +0,2% Jan-Apr 2021
Delivery of milk 7.242 7.237 7.318 7.394
Farm-gate price (€ x 100 Kg) 80,92 78,99 85,89 86,78 87,93 81,26 -7,6% Jan-Apr 2021
Drinking milk consumption 3.535 3.567 3.568 3.573
% Milk destinated to Drinking Milk 48,6% 48,9% 48,8% 48,0%
DAIRY PRODUCTION 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020 2021 % Period
Cream 116 116 116 110
Fresh milk products, milk drinks (kl) 2.367 2.308 2.289 2.280
Butter 60 60 65 72
Cheese 151 157 157 160
Condensed milk 40 36 37 34
WMP (whole milk powder) 9,9 9,6 10 9,1
Prepared milk powder 27 27 28 28
SMP (skimmed milk powder) 122 120 130 140
IMPORT 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020 2021 % Period
Whey powder (whey powder - HS 0404)
TOP exporters
 67 65 62 61 23 21 -8,6% Jan-Apr 2021
Butter (HS 0405)
TOP exporters
 8,3 16 25 18 6,4 5,4 -15,3% Jan-Apr 2021
Cheese (HS 0406)
TOP exporters
 273 286 303 292 93 95 +1,9% Jan-Apr 2021
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210)
TOP exporters
 59 52 47 39 16 8,9 -43,4% Jan-Apr 2021
Casein (HS 350110)
TOP exporters
 4,6 5,1 4,6 4,7 1,6 1,4 -11,5% Jan-Apr 2021
Caseinates (HS 350190)
TOP exporters
 8,8 8,0 8,9 7,9 2,6 2,7 +4,5% Jan-Apr 2021
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211)
TOP exporters
 76 75 74 80 27 24 -11,1% Jan-Apr 2021
Lactose edible (HS 170299)
TOP exporters
 1,4 1,2 1,4 1,4 0,4 0,5 +12,7% Jan-Apr 2021
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190)
TOP exporters
 251 266 255 249 82 76 -6,5% Jan-Apr 2021
Prepared edible fats 20 18 18 19
Other milk powder ** 59 58 51 52
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020 2021(f) % Period
Cheese 324 329 346 344 344 346 +0,6% Jan-Dec 2021
Butter 72 78 83 76 76 81 +6,6% Jan-Dec 2021
SMP 174 167 164 167 167 170 +1,8% Jan-Dec 2021
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020 2021(f) % Period
Cheese 2,54 2,59 2,73 2,72
Butter 0,56 0,61 0,65 0,60
SMP 1,36 1,31 1,29 1,32
% Self-sufficiency 71,3% 71,0% 70,4% 72,0%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020 2021(f) % Period
Population ('000) 127.503 127.202 126.860 126.476
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 45.590 (e) 47.281 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 40.357(e) 40.036(e)
(e) estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
(f): forecast
** Including prepared whey for infant formula,whey powder and whole milk powder.
NOTE:Per capita consumptions are obtained dividing total consumption (Source FAS-USDA ) by the population (Source FAO)

Source Raw material area: MAFF
Source Dairy production: MAFF
Source Import: Ministry of Finance; Import: Cheese, Butter, SMP, Casein, Caseinates, Lactose pharmaceutical, Lactose edible: 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: 2021-06-11
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