Belarus has significantly increased shipments of dry whey to China - Maxim Fasteev

Published 2020년 11월 25일

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The Belarusian dairy market has seen a shift in export directions, with China becoming the leading market for Belarusian dairy products, including serum, accounting for 44% of exports as of September. This shift is largely due to the significant demand from China, which is recovering from the pig population loss in the 2018 African Swine Fever outbreak. The competitive export prices to China, compared to Russia where Belarus currently exports 35% of its dairy products, have contributed to this trend. However, the growth in exports to China may experience a slowdown due to increased logistics costs, particularly through Klaipeda, which have surged by 25-30% in November. These increased costs are expected to impact the pricing proposals for Belarusian cheesemakers.

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According to the expert, the market has become the key market with a share of 44% (at the end of September - 60%), bypassing the Russian direction (the share of the Russian Federation is 35% at the end of 9 months). The main reason for this growth is the strong demand for serum from China, which is associated with the recovery in the number of pigs after the outbreak of ASF in 2018 (a third of the population was destroyed). Accordingly, the prices for export to the Celestial Empire were much more attractive than shipments to the Russian Federation. “At the moment, demand and sales volumes may slow down the growth rates due to the rise in freight costs through Klaipeda (Belarusian whey is loaded to China both by sea through Lithuania and by rail by land). According to ...

Source: Dairy