The consumption of dairy products in Spain stagnates due to inflation

Consumption of dairy foods in Spain has stagnated, while imports are growing and consumption of private label dairy foods is skyrocketing. This is revealed by the third edition of the Barometer of the dairy sector presented this Tuesday by the National Federation of Dairy Industries (FeNIL). Specifically, Spanish households consumed a total of 4,233 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 prepared by Circana (formerly IRI). for FeNIL. 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%. Consumers take refuge in private label ...