Sept. 26 2018 09:50 AM

IFCN, the Dairy Research Network, published the IFCN Top 20 list of milk processors around the globe. This list is published every second year and shows the market share of biggest milk processor giants.

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New results from IFCN Top 20 Milk Processors List 2018 shows that 25.4 % of produced milk worldwide is processed from top 20 dairy giants. The total collection of top 20 milk processors rose steadily from 200 in 2015 to 211 million tonnes of milk in 2017. Like the 2016 ranking, Dairy Farmers of America topped the list in 2018 with 29.2 million tonnes milk intake holding 3.5% of the total market share of world’s total milk production.Top 3 Leaders DFA, Fonterra, Lactalis of the list stay stable their positions compared to the previous ranking in 2016.

The companies Arla, Nestlé and Friesland Campina take ranks 4 to 6 with milk intake of ca. 14 mill t milk intake.

Saputo increased intake by about 2.1 million tonnes milk through the acquisition of the Australian Murray Goulburn company.

Amul from India is a new entry in the Top 10 ranking in 2018 with 9.3 million tonnes milk enjoying shifting from 13th to 9th position since previous ranking in 2016. This shift was driven by growing milk intake and the fact that IFCN decided to standardise milk intake from natural content to 4 % fat and 3,3 % protein.

Two big Chinese milk processors, Yili Group and Mengniu show rise in milk intake by about 1 million tonnes since 2016 ranking list, together summed 13.6 million tonnes milk.

It is worth mentioning that estimated turnover per kg milk ranges between 0.5-2.0 USD kg in 2017 which is average 1.0 USD for top 20 milk processors. Every even year published IFCN Top 20 Milk Processors List provides validated, comparable variables to better understand the large dairy processors worldwide.

IFCN Dairy Research Network provides globally comparable dairy economic data and forecasts through IFCN Models and a Research partners network in 95 countries. Core competences lie in the field of milk production, milk prices and related economic topics. By providing the dairy data, knowledge and inspiration IFCN aims to create a better understanding of the dairy world.