Germany: Plant drink imports up 46% in 2020

Published 2021년 6월 2일

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In 2020, Germany's import of vegan plant drinks saw a significant surge with a 46% increase from the previous year, reaching 206.0 million liters valued at around € 134.0 million. This marks a dramatic doubling of imports since 2017 when the data was first recorded. The main suppliers were Belgium, Sweden, and Italy, with Sweden experiencing the most notable increase. Concurrently, Germany's exports of milk alternatives also rose by 35%. Despite the growing popularity of plant-based alternatives, the production of dairy milk in Germany is approximately 40 times higher than the imports of plant-based drinks, with a trend towards producing more low-fat milk.

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The market for vegan plant drinks or milk alternatives based on soy, oats, almonds or rice is growing rapidly. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Germany imported 206.0 million liters of plant drinks worth around € 134.0 million in 2020, a good 46% more than in the previous year (141.3 million liters). Compared to 2017, when the data was recorded in this way for the first time, imports have more than doubled (+130%). At that time, the import volume of plant-based drinks was still 89.5 million liters. Very strong increase in vegetable drink imports from Sweden The main suppliers of plant-based drinks in 2020 were Belgium with a share of 38% of the total, Sweden with 24% and Italy with just under 18%. Sweden increased its import volume from 1.1 million l in 2017 to 49.7 million l, climbing from sixth to second place among the most important supplier countries. But German exports of milk alternatives also increased by 35% to 118.1 million l in 2020 compared to ...

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