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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Colombia Milk and Dairy Products Market Outlook to 2.015

The Report titled Colombia Milk and Dairy Products Market Outlook to 2.015 provides a comprehensive analysis of the milk and dairy products industry in Colombia.

The report covers the total cow milk production, fluid milk consumption, segmentation on the basis of dairy products such as butter, cheese, skim milk powder, milk drinks and fermented products, cream, condensed milk and whey powder and volume of net trade for dairy products.

It offers prevalent trends and developments in the industry, future opportunities and competitive landscape of the prominent players operating in the country.

The report also includes information on the major macroeconomic indicators regressed for estimating the market for milk and dairy products in Colombia.

Colombia is the fourth largest producer in the Latin America region after Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.

The estimated milk production registered in 2.010 was 7,377 thousand tonnes.

Along with the increase in the milk production, the consumption of dairy products has also increased.

The quality of milk produced across the country from different regions is high on nutritional yield content, therefore would indeed benefit the dairy products produced.

The milk produced from different regions across Colombia is rich in protein and fat content. 

Some of the prominent regions such as Caribbean Coast and Santander produced protein rich milk which is healthier than the milk produced in some of the top milk producing nations such as New Zealand, Germany and the US.

Milk cow numbers have increased at a steady growth of 2.0% over the period from 2.007-2.009.

The cow numbers increased from 6,835 thousand head in 2.007 to 7,106 thousand head in 2.009.

The future period is expected to showcase the same growth trend as achieved in the historical period.

It is anticipated that the cow numbers will increase from 7,106 thousand head in 2.009 to 7,985 thousand head in 2015.

The butter production increased from 27 thousand tonnes in 2007 to 28 thousand tonnes in 2.008, showcasing a CAGR of 3.7%.

The production declined in 2.009 with a fall in growth by 21.4% to reach 22 thousand tonnes.

During 2007-2009, the production declined at a CAGR of 9.7%. From 2010 onwards, the butter production is expected to show signs of growth.

Overall, during the period from 2.007-2.009, the consumption of cheese increased from 57 thousand tonnes in 2.007 to 58 thousand tonnes in 2.009, registering an increase of 0.9%.

The consumption increased from 57 thousand tonnes in 2007 to 59 thousand tonnes in 2.008 and declined to 58 thousand tonnes in 2.009.

The consumption of cheese is likely to increase in the near future at a CAGR of 1.7%.

Whole milk powder is the highest traded sub commodity in the dairy industry.

In 2.007, trade surplus of 47 thousand tonnes of whole milk powder was recorded which declined to 35 thousand tonnes in 2.008.

However, in 2.009, the net trade declined considerably and recorded a trade deficit of 1 thousand tonnes.

From 2.010, it is expected that the net trade will rebound and reach 5 thousand tonnes and will continue to increase in the future.

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