last update: 12.10.2021 top 10 importers
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Milk Market Observatory
Last update: 16.11.2021
TOP 10 Importers *: EU trade figures do not include trade with UK
(Jan-Sep 2021 compared to Jan-Sep 2020) rem: for confidentiality reasons, data for Mexico in this dataset may be incomplete.
Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes
2 020 2 021 % 2021/2020 2 020 2 021 2 020 2 021 % 2021/2020 2 020 2 021
Russia 91 130 91 339 + 0% 0% 0% China 255 047 342 026 + 34% 32% 29%
China 89 464 109 953 + 23% 13% 13% Indonesia 150 083 149 876 - 0% 19% 33%
United States 53 905 45 527 - 16% 55% 64% Mexico 139 535 53 692 - 0% 0% up to Aug
United Kingdom HMRC 51 928 38 448 - 26% 100% 100% Philippines 113 422 104 496 - 8% 16% 27% up to Aug
Australia 29 378 28 008 - 5% 12% 9% Malaysia 82 785 83 557 + 1% 35% 33% up to Aug
Philippines 22 446 26 380 + 18% 14% 4% up to Aug Singapore 47 243 42 378 - 10% 38% 33%
Canada 16 433 21 235 + 29% 6% 1% Thailand 46 365 49 276 + 6% 29% 37%
Taiwan 14 603 17 108 + 17% 28% 30% up to Aug Russia 44 723 42 662 - 5% 0% 0%
Malaysia 13 292 14 382 + 8% 14% 15% up to Aug Japan 30 549 16 169 - 47% 31% 22%
Singapore 13 110 14 244 + 9% 39% 36% Colombia 28 728 20 914 - 27% 15% 8% up to Aug
Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes
2 020 2 021 % 2021/2020 2 020 2 021 2 020 2 021 % 2021/2020 2 020 2 021
China 508 533 719 686 + 42% 2% 2% United Kingdom HMRC 364 948 297 685 - 18% 100% 99%
Sri Lanka 72 608 68 759 - 5% 0% 0% up to Oct Russia 222 058 243 185 + 10% 0% 0%
Brazil 64 053 45 753 - 29% 0% 0% up to Oct Japan 215 749 213 290 - 1% 39% 42%
Thailand 51 811 49 806 - 4% 3% 3% South Korea 126 370 131 233 + 4% 33% 32% up to Oct
Hong Kong 44 100 32 513 - 26% 41% 34% United States 116 567 136 441 + 17% 69% 70%
Singapore 43 173 45 406 + 5% 19% 16% China 97 588 138 523 + 42% 19% 22%
Malaysia 36 059 31 579 - 12% 9% 6% up to Aug Australia 72 940 73 306 + 1% 24% 27%
Indonesia 34 725 48 859 + 41% 4% 7% Switzerland 54 353 58 123 + 7% 98% 97%
Australia 34 722 28 252 - 19% 7% 8% Mexico 53 289 71 281 - 0% 5% up to Aug
Taiwan 26 523 27 239 + 3% 1% 1% up to Aug Chile 40 480 58 866 + 45% 30% 34%
% EU-27origin
% EU-27origin
BUTTER + BUTTEROIL S.M.P.
W.M.P. CHEESE
% EU-27origin
% EU-27origin
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TOP 10 Importers (Jan-Sep 2021 compared to Jan-Sep 2020)
Source : IHS Markit/GTA Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes
2 020 2 021 % 2021/2020 2 020 2 021 2 020 2 021 % 2021/2020 2 020 2 021
China 448 338 579 903 + 29% 44% 38% New Zealand 92 492 74 297 - 20% 36% 42%
Indonesia 82 264 95 602 + 16% 57% 67% China 87 391 90 549 + 4% 36% 31%
Malaysia 58 291 60 867 + 4% 71% 71% up to Aug Japan 63 774 57 257 - 10% 34% 35%
Thailand 54 007 55 174 + 2% 58% 59% India 46 803 42 432 - 9% 45% 54%
Russia 40 843 31 435 - 23% 0% 0% Indonesia 38 103 39 806 + 4% 36% 48%
United Kingdom HMRC 37 551 33 713 - 10% 99% 97% Mexico 25 942 23 935 - 3% 4% up to Aug
Canada 37 126 33 689 - 9% 0% 1% South Korea 18 955 18 845 - 1% 30% 22% up to Oct
Japan 36 729 35 501 - 3% 39% 43% Thailand 18 799 19 852 + 6% 28% 32%
Philippines 35 354 44 104 + 25% 29% 23% up to Aug Singapore 17 654 15 395 - 13% 25% 20%
United States 30 885 32 244 + 4% 5% 4% Brazil 15 775 17 547 + 11% 56% 51% up to Oct
Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes
2 020 2 021 % 2021/2020 2 020 2 021 2 020 2 021 % 2021/2020 2 020 2 021
Russia 42 369 33 393 - 21% 0% 0% United States 50 009 55 825 + 12% 55% 52%
United Kingdom HMRC 38 103 28 925 - 24% 100% 100% China 20 841 29 635 + 42% 28% 36%
Hong Kong 34 111 35 078 + 3% 48% 42% EU* 13 701 12 360 - 10%
United States 19 114 16 030 - 16% 8% 16% Mexico 10 014 10 841 - 67% 58% up to Aug
China 16 734 25 372 + 52% 40% 66% Japan 9 685 10 137 + 5% 35% 33%
Indonesia 13 734 14 326 + 4% 2% 3% Indonesia 7 356 6 816 - 7% 40% 49%
Philippines 13 546 11 096 - 18% 1% 3% up to Aug South Korea 6 373 6 998 + 10% 56% 54% up to Oct
Ghana 12 114 19 948 + 65% 43% 41% up to Jul Russia 4 681 4 619 - 1% 80% 88%
Taiwan 11 299 13 852 + 23% 13% 13% up to Aug Philippines 4 357 3 422 - 21% 42% 44% up to Aug
Peru 6 302 7 028 + 12% 32% 23% up to Aug Thailand 4 350 4 049 - 7% 71% 63%
% EU-27origin
% EU-27origin% EU-27origin
CONDENSED CASEIN(ATE)S
WHEYPOWDER LACTOSE
% EU-27origin
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TOP 10 Exporters *: EU trade figures do not include trade with UK
(Jan-Sep 2021 compared to Jan-Sep 2020)
Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes
2 020 2 021 2 020 2 021
New Zealand 299 869 285 775 - 5% EU* 626 717 611 702 - 2%
EU* 196 449 163 878 - 17% United States 616 533 692 755 + 12%
Belarus 52 456 58 882 + 12% New Zealand 244 058 224 706 - 8%
United Kingdom HMRC 46 540 18 439 - 60% Belarus 96 764 90 123 - 7%
United States 18 857 43 264 + 129% Australia 95 609 112 930 + 18%
India 12 832 13 032 + 2% United Kingdom HMRC 59 507 29 594 - 50%
Australia 10 286 16 056 + 56% Canada 34 623 13 341 - 61%
Argentina 8 400 10 021 + 19% Ukraine 11 500 9 904 - 14% up to Aug
Uruguay 8 312 7 513 - 10% Turkey 9 782 42 321 + 333%
Ukraine 6 515 5 604 - 14% up to Aug Iran 37 272 -
Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes
2 020 2 021 2 020 2 021
New Zealand 999 684 1 103 874 + 10% EU* 673 691 723 945 + 7%
EU* 247 641 223 229 - 10% United States 282 668 306 055 + 8%
Uruguay 102 912 106 174 + 3% New Zealand 228 128 265 046 + 16%
Argentina 87 229 88 859 + 2% Belarus 196 945 217 892 + 11%
United Kingdom HMRC 42 994 21 503 - 50% United Kingdom HMRC 137 217 75 605 - 45%
Singapore 32 822 27 187 - 17% Australia 111 244 116 395 + 5%
United States 28 580 31 113 + 9% Switzerland 50 472 55 029 + 9%
Malaysia 28 456 19 408 - 32% up to Aug Turkey 42 015 29 532 - 30%
Australia 24 708 39 870 + 61% Argentina 30 073 38 672 + 29%
Belarus 20 613 29 835 + 45% Iran 75 736 -
BUTTER + BUTTEROIL S.M.P.
W.M.P. CHEESE
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TOP 10 Exporters (Jan-Sep 2021 compared to Jan-Sep 2020)
Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes
2 020 2 021 2 020 2 021
EU* 482 304 516 157 + 7% United States 293 057 293 329 + 0%
United States 360 531 425 916 + 18% EU* 219 720 199 592 - 9%
Belarus 94 079 98 384 + 5% New Zealand 19 158 19 095 - 0%
Canada 53 825 49 073 - 9% United Kingdom HMRC 16 520 8 648 - 48%
United Kingdom HMRC 53 666 31 991 - 40% Honduras 7 358 - no data 2021
Turkey 43 229 68 976 + 60% Australia 5 183 4 545 - 12%
Australia 23 856 22 925 - 4% Turkey 4 967 6 749 + 36%
Argentina 21 676 29 404 + 36% Canada 4 923 9 569 + 94%
Ukraine 16 516 17 206 + 4% up to Aug India 3 179 11 450 + 260%
Chile 11 615 11 642 + 0% Indonesia 502 843 + 68%
Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes Source : IHS Markit/GTA Qty in Tonnes
2 020 2 021 2 020 2 021
EU* 206 816 213 361 + 3% New Zealand 63 123 70 080 + 11%
Malaysia 64 941 55 871 - 14% up to Aug EU* 57 381 65 650 + 14%
Belarus 49 499 41 900 - 15% Ukraine 4 185 3 420 - 18% up to Aug
Australia 35 267 36 544 + 4% Canada 2 671 2 861 + 7%
South Africa 29 448 25 195 - 14% United States 2 622 2 925 + 12%
Peru 29 055 10 002 - 66% up to Aug Belarus 1 356 1 235 - 9%
Chile 22 240 17 556 - 21% China 1 000 301 - 70%
United Kingdom HMRC 15 054 28 029 + 86% India 824 4 685 + 468%
Russia 10 608 9 683 - 9% South Africa 277 390 + 41%
United States 8 211 12 191 + 48% United Kingdom HMRC 249 359 + 44%
CONDENSED CASEIN(ATE)S
WHEYPOWDER LACTOSE
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Notice: EU trade figures do not include trade with UK - For confidentiality reasons, data for Mexico may be incomplete.
Source : IHS Markit/GTA - Eurostat(COMEXT) Quantity in 1000 Tonnes
MAIN Dairy Importers
365
298
222
243
216 213
126 131117
136
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
2 020 2 021
10
00
to
nn
es
Cheese Imports
United Kingdom HMRC (up to Sep)
Russia (up to Sep)
Japan (up to Sep)
South Korea (up to Oct)
United States (up to Sep)
91 9189
110
53.9
45.5
51.9
38.4
29.4 28.0
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2 020 2 021
10
00
to
nn
es
Butter & ButteroilImports
Russia (up to Sep)China (up to Sep)United States (up to Sep)United Kingdom HMRC (up to Sep)Australia (up to Sep)
509
720
73 69644652 5044 33
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
2 020 2 021
10
00
to
nn
es
W.M.P.Imports
China (up to Sep)Sri Lanka (up to Oct)Brazil (up to Oct)Thailand (up to Sep)Hong Kong (up to Sep)
255
342
150 150140
54
113104
83 84
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
2 020 2 021
10
00
to
nn
es
S.M.P. Imports
China (up to Sep)
Indonesia (up to Sep)
Mexico (up to Aug)
Philippines (up to Aug)
Malaysia (up to Aug)
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Notice: EU trade figures do not include trade with UK - For confidentiality reasons, data for Mexico may be incomplete.
Source : IHS Markit/GTA - Eurostat(COMEXT) Quantity in 1000 Tonnes
MAIN Dairy Exporters
300286
196
164
52 58.946.5
18.418.9
43.3
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2020 2021
10
00
to
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es
Butter & ButteroilExports
New Zealand (up to Sep)
EU* (up to Sep)
Belarus (up to Sep)
United Kingdom HMRC (up to Sep)
United States (up to Sep)
674
724
283306
228265
197218
137
76
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
2020 2021
10
00
to
nn
es
Cheese Exports
EU* (up to Sep)
United States (up to Sep)
New Zealand (up to Sep)
Belarus (up to Sep)
United Kingdom HMRC (up to Sep)
627612617
693
244225
97 9096113
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
2020 2021
10
00
to
nn
es
S.M.P. Exports
EU* (up to Sep)
United States (up to Sep)
New Zealand (up to Sep)
Belarus (up to Sep)
Australia (up to Sep)
1 000
1 104
248223
103 10687 8943 22
0
200
400
600
800
1 000
1 200
2020 2021
10
00
to
nn
es
W.M.P. Exports
New Zealand (up to Sep)
EU* (up to Sep)
Uruguay (up to Sep)
Argentina (up to Sep)
United Kingdom HMRC (up to Sep)
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Main IMPORTERS of BUTTER and BUTTEROIL
Source: IHS Markit/GTA - Eurostat(COMEXT)
0
25
50
75
100
125
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
8071
8292
113
86
116
1000 Tonnes
China
0
25
50
75
100
125
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
2240 47 43
5767 68
1000 Tonnes
United States
0
25
50
75
100
125
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
69 73 77 84 79 74 75
1000 Tonnes
United Kingdom HMRC
0
5
10
15
20
25
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : + 23%
2020
2016
2021
0
2
4
6
8
10
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : - 16%
2020
2021
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : - 16%
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : - 26%
2020
20162019
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : - 26%
2021
0
25
50
75
100
125
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
139
96105 98
87
116125
1000 Tonnes
Russia
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : + 0%
2020
2021
2020
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Main IMPORTERS of S.M.P.Rem: for confidentiality reasons, trade data from Mexico are incomplete and therefore not presented here.
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
253200 184
247280
344 336
1000 Tonnes
China
0
50
100
150
200
250
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
138 147 135 121 129 126 117
1000 Tonnes
Malaysia
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
2020
2019
2021
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : + 34%
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
2020
2014
Jan-Aug 2021 compared to 2020 : + 1%
2016
2019
2021
0
5
10
15
20
25
1000 tonnes
Jan-Aug 2021 compared to 2020 : - 8%
2009
2010
0
50
100
150
200
250
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
146 145 159 147 160188 197
1000 Tonnes
Indonesia
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : - 0%
2020
2017
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : - 0%
2021
0
50
100
150
200
250
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
95 101
185154 159
177 179
1000 Tonnes
Philippines
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
Jan-Aug 2021 compared to 2020 : - 8%
20202021
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Main IMPORTERS of W.M.P.
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
671
347420
470521
671 644
1000 Tonnes
China
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
60 72 85 85 87 85 89
1000 Tonnes
Sri Lanka
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
81 75 86 87 104 9653
1000 Tonnes
Hong Kong
0
50
100
150
200
250
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : + 42%
20202021
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : - 4%
2020
2021
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnesJan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : - 26%
2020
2013 2016
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : - 26%
2021
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
42 46 47 50 60 59 58
1000 Tonnes
Thailand
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : - 4%
2020
2017
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020 : - 4%
2019
2021
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Main IMPORTERS of CHEESE
Source: IHS Markit/GTA - Eurostat(COMEXT)
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
469 494 490 494 523 536497
1000 Tonnes
United Kingdom HMRC
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
165200 205
183 176 181 165
1000 Tonnes
United States
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
232 249 258 273 286 303 292
1000 Tonnes
Japan
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020: - 18%
2020
2016 2017
2021
0
5
10
15
20
25
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020: + 17%
2020
2021
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020: - 1%
2020
2021
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
321
209 223 226249
278311
1000 Tonnes
Russia
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1000 tonnes
Jan-Sep 2021 compared to 2020: + 10%
2020
2021
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