In the first 10 months of 2017, EU dairy export increased in volume (+6%) and in value (+16.8%), compared to the same period of the previous year. In fact, from January to October, 4.36 million tons of dairy products were exported, amounting to € 13.36 billions.
In milk equivalent, European exports of cheese, milk powders, butter, condensed milk, milk, cream and yogurt increased by 2.29 million tons, more than offsetting the increase of 1.15 million tons of milk produced in the period January-October 2017.
October 2017 data confirm the positive export trend of cream (+ 40.7%), infant formula (+ 32.3%), milk powders (SMP + 20.4%, WMP + 2.2%) and whey powders (+ 6.6%).
There was a slowdown in European cheese exports in the months of September and October 2017 (respectively -7.3% and -2%) compared to the same two months of 2016, with lower quantities imported from South Korea. However, the price per kg of cheese exported outside the EU in the two months considered, has increased by 9.1%.
If we analyze the first 10 months of 2017, EU cheese exports grew by 4.4%, even if the United States, the largest importer, slightly reduced the purchases (-0.3%), especially from France and the Netherlands, respectively second and third suppliers after Italy.
| EU-28: dairy products Export year-to-date (October) | ||||||
| QUANTITY (Tons) | VALUE (’000 EUR) | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | ± on 2016 | 2016 | 2017 | ± on 2016 | |
| Infant milk formula | 389.477 | 451.612 | +16,0% | 3.295.530 | 3.697.471 | +12,2% |
| Cheese | 665.932 | 695.280 | +4,4% | 2.988.081 | 3.332.049 | +11,5% |
| SMP | 478.678 | 663.481 | +38,6% | 932.904 | 1.398.606 | +49,9% |
| WMP | 329.558 | 337.014 | +2,3% | 949.646 | 1.163.903 | +22,6% |
| Whey Powder | 536.950 | 544.716 | +1,4% | 669.637 | 804.019 | +20,1% |
| Butter | 184.677 | 149.667 | -19,0% | 731.287 | 789.105 | +7,9% |
| Milk and cream | 898.451 | 833.625 | -7,2% | 685.545 | 769.944 | +12,3% |
| of which: | ||||||
| - Bulk and pack. milk | 771.567 | 677.377 | -12,2% | 416.549 | 407.556 | -2,2% |
| - Cream | 126.885 | 156.248 | +23,1% | 268.996 | 362.388 | +34,7% |
| Condensed Milk | 231.381 | 272.696 | +17,9% | 360.946 | 453.283 | +25,6% |
| Yogurt and butterm. | 140.293 | 155.577 | +10,9% | 247.923 | 288.039 | +16,2% |
| Caseinates | 74.784 | 51.167 | -31,6% | 205.715 | 234.113 | +13,8% |
| Casein | 37.378 | 35.580 | -4,8% | 203.473 | 212.804 | +4,6% |
| Lactose Pharm. | 139.024 | 161.164 | +15,9% | 160.082 | 208.116 | +30,0% |
| Other products* | 9.081 | 10.117 | +11,4% | 7.925 | 7.701 | -2,8% |
| TOTAL EXPORT | 4.115.665 | 4.361.695 | +6,0% | 11.438.694 | 13.359.153 | +16,8% |
| * Other products: Lactose edibleData processed by Clal based on GTIS source. | ||||||
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