The cost of dairy imports in 2021 of Mexico will be the second highest in history

Even without finishing the year, 2021 registered the second historical figure in terms of the value of dairy imports, above the total of 2019 or 2016, in which the volume of purchases was higher by a slight margin. A month before the end of 2021, the national industry had acquired 53,728 tons of powdered milk and other derivatives throughout the year, as reported by the Fedegán-FNG Office of Planning and Economic Studies with DANE figures. It is 24% less than the 70,909 tons of the same period of 2020, 6.9% less than the 57,724 registered between January and November 2019, and 2.6% less than the same months of 2016. (Read: Until October dairy imports cost more than USD 141 million) If these percentages are maintained in the December statistics, 2021 would become the fourth year with the highest volume of imports in history, behind, in order, 2020, 2019 and 2016. It has already surpassed 2017 and 2018, with increases above 25%. However, when comparing the cost, it would not come in ...