Brazil: Cooperative gains space in the yogurt market and earns R $ 1.3 million in 2020

Published 2021년 5월 12일

Tridge summary

The Agricultural Production Cooperative of Giló and Region (Coopag) in Bahia, Brazil, is using local and regional raw materials to produce a range of dairy products, including yogurts, which have found success in the competitive dairy market. The cooperative, which has 250 members and recorded sales of R $ 1.3 million last year, has received support from the State Government and employs a strategy of innovation by launching a new product each year. With investment from the State Government through the Bahia Proditiva project, Coopag has been able to expand and structure its agribusiness, including implanting a cheese factory and increasing its product offer for school meals.

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Family farming in the state of Bahia is inserted in the competitive dairy market and has shown its differential with the development of yoghurts with local and regional raw materials, generating employment and income for farmers of the Agricultural Production Cooperative of Giló and Region (Coopag), located in Várzea Nova. Last year, the cooperative recorded sales of R $ 1.3 million. Coopag has the support of the State Government and has a line of traditional dairy products, such as cheese, butter and milk drink. However, the production of yoghurts, with flavors from the Bahian biomes, stands out. There are 250 members, responsible for the production and processing of 15 thousand liters of milk per day and 100 thousand liters of yogurt per month. In addition to Várzea Nova, the cooperative has members in the municipalities of Tapiramutá, Miguel Calmon, Jacobina, Piritiba, Ourolândia and Morro do Chapéu. As a differential to compete with the major brands, Coopag launches a new ...

Source: Milkpoint