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New heights in January for China dairy import

In January 2018 China’s dairy imports reached a pick, with an increase +43.8% in volume and +52.5% in value compared to January 2017. The most imported products in January, in terms of quantity, were: Whole milk powder (WMP): +28%, for

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China, a strategic country for EU production

Chinese dairy figures for the month of December 2017 confirm a positive trend y-o-y both in volume and in value. Imports of cheese and WMP slowed down (respectively -19.4% and -40.5%), but recorded satisfactory level of price growth (+12% and

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South East Asia is the most important area for the Dairy sector

South East Asia is becoming the most important area for the trade of dairy products. In the period January-November 2017, it imported semi-processed products and processed products amounting to 3.717.000 tons, 10% more than the same period of the previous

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China’s growing appetite for Yogurt

China has achieved a new record in Yogurt imports: 3,524 tons in October 2017, resulting in an increase by +161% from October 2016 and +70.2% in the period January-October 2017 y-o-y. Germany, the main Yogurt supplier to China with a

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China: packaged Milk imports continue to recover

From January to September 2017, Chinese imports of dairy products increased in volume by 11.9% on a trend basis and by 34.1% in September, after the +28.7% recorded last August. In September 2017, the dairy products which recorded higher growth

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Lower Corn stocks in China, but higher in the U.S. [Corn and Soybean - n°10/2017]

Global Corn production for the season 2017-18 is projected higher at 1038.8 Mio t (+0.6% from September outlook), while the global Soybean production is projected slightly down at 347.9 Mio t (-0.2%). Corn production is raised in the U.S. (362.7

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China’s Butter import double in volume and triple in value

Chinese dairy import of the first 8 months of 2017 marked an increase by 9.8% in volume and 35.4% in value, leading to a total of 1.74 million tonnes imported for $ 5.94 billion. In August 2017, Chinese demand recorded

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China SMP imports grow 101% in July

In the first 7 months of 2017, China’s dairy import increased by more than 100,000 tonnes (+7.3%) and by $ 1.1 million (+30.6%) over the same period of 2016. In July, as compared to July 2016, import of all dairy

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Chinese dairy imports boost in June, Cream exceeds Butter!

Chinese dairy imports fly in June, with considerable increases in both quantity and value for cheeses, WMP, infant formula milk, butter, whey powder, cream. SMP imports grew by 45.4% while remaining stationary with reference to unit prices. In the first

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China: higher Soybean supply [Corn and Soybean - n°7/2017]

The monthly report of July 2017 released by the United States Department of Agriculture (World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report – WASDE) presents the estimates for a slightly increasing global production both for Corn and Soybean for 2017/18, respectively

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