Drinking oil usage decreases, powdered milk inventory backlog···warning bells ringing in the dairy industry.

Accumulated raw milk production increased by 12,000 tons; usage decreased by 49,000 tons, but powdered milk inventory surged by 94% year-on-year. Starting next year, dairy products from the US and EU will be imported duty-free, accelerating the replacement of domestic products, which looks even more bleak. Warning signals are growing louder for the domestic dairy industry, with a decrease in the use of drinking milk and a backlog of powdered milk inventory. Particularly, as milk consumption decreases, dairy companies are actively reducing their production, and with the duty-free import of sterilized milk from the US and EU starting next year, there is a growing call for urgent measures. Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Dairy Promotion Association published the "2025 Dairy Statistics Yearbook." The analysis indicates that a red light has been lit across the entire dairy industry, including production bases, raw milk supply and demand, and dairy ...