Spanish imports of milk and dairy products in 2023 have been the highest data in the last 10 years

Published 2024년 3월 6일

Tridge summary

In 2023, Spanish households saw a slight increase in the consumption of milk and dairy products, totaling 4.23 million tons. Despite a decline in the sales of yogurts, desserts, and smoothies, liquid milk and cheese experienced a surge. The distributor's brand (MDD) outperformed manufacturer's brands in volume due to the inflationary crisis. However, the Spanish dairy industry is grappling with uncertainty due to increased production costs and a decade-high import of 890,000 tons of milk and dairy products, posing a threat to the national cheese sector.

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Spanish households consumed a total of 4.23 million tons of milk and dairy products in 2023, which represents a slight variation of +0.16% compared to the previous year, according to data from the FeNIL Dairy Sector Barometer. Although total sales grew in value due to the increase in prices, the sector observes with concern the change that is occurring in consumption patterns. By category, the sales volume of yogurts and desserts fell 3.1%, as well as smoothies, which fell 2.5%. Liquid milk experienced a rise of 1.8% and, although cheese as a whole grew by 1.1%, the volume of sales of traditional Spanish cheese fell by more than 3%. The inflationary crisis situation that the EU and Spain have been facing since 2022 has turned the distributor's brand (MDD), also known as "white label", into a refuge for consumers. Proof of this is that, in practically all dairy categories, its market share already exceeds the manufacturer's brands (MDF) in volume. In the case of classic liquid ...

Source: Agrodigital