Dairy Products and Alternatives

The briefing examines how the milk commodity performs globally and in the largest countries in terms of supply and production. The report also provides data and analysis on milk price dynamics, as well as trends across key commodity consuming…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries in Q4 2023 and 2024. Global inflation is moderating, although divergence remains among the key economies. Higher volatility in the energy markets and disruption of…

Yoghurt and sour milk products, with the exception of drinking yoghurt, is experiencing declining retail volume sales in 2023, as inflation and price rises influence consumers’ purchasing declines. However, the decline has not been as severe as…

Retail demand for plant-based dairy in France continues to fall in 2023, with the exception of plant-based cheese, which only entered the local market in 2020 and thus is growing from a low base. Plant-based dairy enjoyed significant growth earlier…

While cream is one of the most important and traditional products within other dairy, retail volume sales are declining in line with another rise in the average unit price. While cream remains a mainstay of French cooking, stronger demand is being…

Having experienced a marginal boost during the pandemic due to prolonged home seclusion in 2020, retail volume sales of drinking milk products in France continue on their declining trajectory in 2023, a trend already emerging prior to COVID-19. This…

2023 is being marked by an overall decrease in retail volume sales for many dairy products and alternatives in France, accompanied by an increase in value sales. The latter is being driven by notable price rises, due to the combination of increased…

Cheese in France has experienced mixed fortunes in 2022 and 2023 following an upturn in demand during pandemic-related home seclusion in 2020. Price rises across the board are resulting in retail volume declines for many types. The notable exceptions…

Butter benefited from the first year of home seclusion during the pandemic, with retail sales climbing as consumers cooked and baked more frequently at home. While retail volume sales continue to decline in 2023 following a notable drop the previous…

The birth rate in France continues to fall, thereby negatively impacting retail sales of baby food. A marginal boost was expected post-pandemic, but the birth rate is now at its lowest rate since 1946, according to French National Statistics body…

In the upcoming years, consumers and businesses face an array of challenges, with income inequality, mass migration and rising uncertainty about another crisis being among the major ones. Nevertheless, within this lie untapped opportunities. This…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. In 2023, global inflation is expected to ease from its peak in 2022, but remaining significantly above-trend. Geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market are…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…

The global outlook has improved as of Q1 2021, thanks to vaccination progress in many developed countries. Nevertheless, the recovery prospects remain distant for most economies in the face of the spread of new, more infectious variants of the virus.…

As of May 2020, Euromonitor International has further downgraded the baseline global real GDP growth forecast for 2020 to a range of -4.0% to -1.5. Advanced economies are expected to be the hardest hit in this recession, with their economic activity…