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Global Export to OPEC
 
On this page of consultation and study you can follow the flow of total export of SMP, WMP, butter, cheese, whey powder, liquid milk, condensed milk, yogurt, cream, infant milk formula and FFMP to OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) members.

The chart below shows the total exports to OPEC, broken down by product, for the current year compared with the same period of the previous years.

The table below shows the year-to-date values of:
  • average price of oil;
  • average price of whole milk powder (WMP) in Oceania;
  • average price of exports to OPEC;
  • global volumes exported to OPEC
compared to the same period of previous years.
OPEC countries included in the aggregate (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries):

Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudita Arabia, Venezuela, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Gabon

Methodological note on historical data:
To ensure statistical consistency and homogeneous trends, the OPEC aggregate exclusively includes member countries as of May 1, 2026. Historical data has been retrospectively recalculated by excluding the United Arab Emirates (left on May 1, 2026), Angola (2024), Ecuador (2020), and Qatar (2019).
ℹ️ Notice Exporting countries included in the chart ▼
AE → United Arab Emirates
AR → Argentina
AU → Australia
BO → Bolivia
BR → Brazil
CA → Canada
CH → Switzerland
CL → Chile
CN → China
CO → Colombia
CR → Costa Rica
DZ → Algeria
EU → EU-27
GB → United Kingdom
GT → Guatemala
HK → Hong Kong
ID → Indonesia
IN → India
JP → Japan
KR → Korea, South
LK → Sri Lanka
MA → Morocco
MX → Mexico
NO → Norway
NP → Nepal
NZ → New Zealand
PY → Paraguay
RS → Serbia
SA → Saudi Arabia
SG → Singapore
TH → Thailand
TR → Turkey
TW → Taiwan, Province of China
US → United States
UY → Uruguay
UZ → Uzbekistan
VN → Vietnam
ZA → South Africa
 
 
Show/Hide chart with import variation in Milk Equivalent
 
 
  Jan-Apr
2016		 Jan-Apr
2017		 Jan-Apr
2018		 Jan-Apr
2019		 Jan-Apr
2020		 Jan-Apr
2021		 Jan-Apr
2022		 Jan-Apr
2023		 Jan-Apr
2024		 Jan-Apr
2025		 Jan-Apr
2026
Average Oil Price (USD / bbl) 35,83 53,33 68,02 64,82 44,30 61,34 101,81 81,91 84,58 74,23 87,63
% change* - +48,8% +27,5% -4,7% -31,7% +38,5% +66,0% -19,5% +3,3% -12,2% +18,1%
Average WMP Price in Oceania (USD / Ton) 2.052 3.132 3.157 3.057 2.982 3.788 4.339 3.201 3.291 3.994 3.546
% Change* - +52,6% +0,8% -3,2% -2,5% +27,0% +14,6% -26,2% +2,8% +21,4% -11,2%
Average Dairy Export Price (ME) to OPEC Countries (USD / Ton) 2.517 2.800 2.786 2.637 3.086 3.158 3.772 3.552 3.223 3.498 3.320
% Change* - +11,2% -0,5% -5,3% +17,0% +2,3% +19,5% -5,8% -9,3% +8,5% -5,1%
Average Dairy Export Price (ME) to OPEC Countries (USD / Ton) 424 472 424 481 497 539 637 536 484 564 532
% change* - +11,5% -10,1% +13,3% +3,3% +8,4% +18,2% -15,8% -9,7% +16,5% -5,6%
Total Dairy Exports to OPEC Countries ('000 Tons) 298 304 374 329 332 279 266 272 337 259 234
% Change* - +2,2% +23,0% -12,0% +1,0% -15,9% -4,7% +2,1% +24,1% -23,3% -9,6%
Total Exports in ME to OPEC Countries ('000 Tons) 1.767 1.803 2.455 1.805 2.065 1.638 1.577 1.802 2.247 1.605 1.459
% Change* - +2,0% +36,2% -26,5% +14,4% -20,7% -3,7% +14,3% +24,7% -28,6% -9,1%
* Change calculated compared to the same period of the previous year.

Source Oil Price: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration
           Whole Milk Powder (WMP) Price in Oceania: USDA
           Export: IHS
 
DAIRY PRODUCT EXPORT vs OPEC ('000 Ton)
Period: January-April
Product 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Var. %
Butter 28 17 24 34 7 6 6 6 5 7 5 -27,2%
FFMP 47 58 60 70 74 70 66 51 59 47 45 -3,5%
Whey powder 5 6 7 4 8 7 6 7 14 19 13 -32,9%
Cheese 26 26 24 26 24 22 19 17 21 22 16 -27,2%
WMP 116 107 136 114 119 105 101 103 129 87 89 +2,5%
SMP 58 66 109 62 85 57 57 79 97 68 57 -15,5%
Drinking milk 6 7 5 6 7 5 5 4 5 3 4 +16,7%
Cond. milk. 11 15 7 12 6 5 4 3 5 3 2 -15,9%
Cream 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 -40,7%
Total 298 304 374 329 332 279 266 272 337 259 234 -9,6%
Source Export: IHS
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