Milk production in Spain is booming, but cow farmers are getting smaller

Published 2020년 12월 14일

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Spain ranks 7th in Europe in milk production, accounting for 5% of the continent's total. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, household dairy consumption in Spain has risen sharply. However, the modernization of the Spanish dairy industry has led to a decrease in the number of milk producers. Milk production continues to increase, and Spain is the leading producer of sheep's and goat's milk in the EU. However, the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to decrease production of sheep and goat milk. Spain is a net importer of dairy products, but domestic milk supplies have increased by over one million tonnes since 2010. Exports of Spanish milk also increased in 2019, with a notable increase in exports to China.

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Spain currently ranks 7th among European milk producers. Spanish milk production currently accounts for around 5 percent of European milk. During the first wave of COVID-19 (March to June 2020), Spanish household consumption of dairy products increased sharply. In particular, the consumption of liquid milk, yoghurt, butter, milk cream and inexpensive cheese increased sharply during this period. However, that may change soon. In the last 10 years, production has increased by one million tons. At the same time, the number of milk producers has fallen by a quarter in just 5 years. Despite the pandemic crisis, milk production in Spain continues to increase. The export of cheese and other dairy products is also steadily increasing. At the same time, imports are falling, especially from France. However, high production dynamics has a price - displacing a large number of (small) milk producers from the market. In recent years, the modernization of the Spanish dairy industry has ...

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