
Weather impact in major feed grain or pasture growing areas is also expected to impact the international milk prices. Raw material (50 percent) is the key cost factor. Separation produces a skim portion that is less than 0.5 percent fat and a cream portion that is usually 40 percent fat. Separation is the processing of milk with separators to create a skim and cream portions. Production and Manufacturing Technologies of Milk Powder The Chinese dairy firms have purchased foreign dairy companies for the purpose of re-exporting back to China, which aids the growth of UHT imports. Weak cold chain logistics drive China’s liquid milk imports. The European production quota lift and Russian ban resulted in an increase in European exports, majorly to China. Though the global dairy herd contracted by 0.6 percent since 2016, due to the consolidation of dairy farms, increased productivity of the herd has led to a gradual increase in milk output to cater to rising domestic and international demand The factory use consumption for processing liquid milk holds the bulk market share of about 70 percent for the liquid milk supply

Global supply tightness of fluid milk in 2022 is poised to improve in 2023, supported by higher production prospects in the US and the EU In 2022, 661 MMT of liquid milk was supplied globally, increasing marginally by 0.3 percent on a Y-o-Y comparison, on the account of lower-than-expected supply in Oceania The growth in supply is driven by demand from the downstream sectors is likely to witness a CAGR of 1.6 percent over 2021-2026 The global liquid milk market landscape is dominated by the top 5–6 regions, accounting for 80–85 percent of the production share. SMP is a standalone product from low-fat milk, with no co-products/by-products, while WMP is produced along with various other tier-3 co-productsĩ1 liters of low-fat milk, with 0.5 fat, yield 9 kg of SMP and 4.88 kg of butter (80 percent fat)Ĩ7 liters of standardized milk, with 3.5 percent fat, yield 13 kg of WMP and 2.85 kg of butter (80 percent fat) The market complexity is considered to be high in the milk and milk powder market, due to standardization and multiple co-products in the value chain (nearly, 38 products in the tier-2 and 3 levels), with majority of the products finding applications in the food & beverage industry. Oceania is a key market, as it produces only 5 percent of the global milk, but contributes to more than 40 percent of the milk derivatives export market

The global supply–demand dynamics scenario is currently driven by strong demand and tightness in fluid milk supply across the major producers in addition to COVID-19 related supply disruptions and labor shortage issues Milk Powders (Skim) Global Market Outlook
