Tridge summary
In 2020, Spain's dairy industry saw a 2.7% increase in cow's milk production, despite a decrease in dairy herd and farmers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The industry experienced a setback in sales due to a decline in tourism but saw a surge in household consumption, which is expected to continue in 2021. However, the Spanish cheese sector faced challenges in 2020, with difficulties in domestic and export sales. Despite this, non-EU countries like the UK, Saudi Arabia, the US, and China have emerged as significant partners for Spanish dairy exports, which saw a slight increase despite a decrease in cheese exports. Household consumption of various dairy products also saw a significant increase in 2020, though not enough to fully offset the loss of sales through hotels, restaurants, and institutional channels. The industry expects a rebound in cheese production in 2021 with the anticipated reopening of the hotel and tourism sector and an extensive vaccination campaign.
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Original content
Spain's dairy industry saw an increase in milk production and productivity last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The decline in sales of dairy products in tourism was accompanied by a sharp increase in sales in households. According to the USDA, this phenomenon may also occur in 2021. However, the Spanish cheese sector faced difficulties selling cheeses to connoisseurs both domestically and on export markets. Industry representatives expect a rebound in exports of Spanish cheese specialties in connection with the tariff suspension announced in March 2021 related to the conflict in the area of supporting airlines. Spanish dairy farming saw its cow's milk production increase by 2.7 percent to 7.4 million tonnes in 2020. Compared to 2019, the dairy herd in Spain fell by 4 percent to 810,000 animals. The number of dairy farmers continued their downward trend, dropping 5 percent to 12,479 people. It is worth emphasizing that Spain is one of the EU's leading producers of sheep's and ...
Source: SwiatRolnika
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