UK dairy exports down 15% in Q3

by Kat Jack Total dairy exports continue to fall behind year earlier levels as many countries continue to struggle with the coronavirus pandemic. The UK’s total dairy* exports for July-September (Q3) 2020 totalled 295k tonnes, down 54k tonnes (15%) on Q3 2019. All major product categories were down on the year in Q3. This brings year to date (Jan-Sep) trade to just over one million tonnes, down 12% on the same period a year previous. A large share of the Q3 decline came from lower powders and concentrates exports compared to Q3 2019, down 21k tonnes overall. SMP exports to the Middle East and North Africa during the quarter were down by nearly 6k tonnes on the year, with 3.6k tonnes less going to Algeria. However it should be noted that large fluctuations are fairly usual due to the Algeria’s tendering and buying practices for SMP. On the WMP side, volumes shipped to the EU fell by 6.5k tonnes year on year. The decline in cheese exports in Q3 was mainly driven by lower exports to ...