Drinking Milk Products

In 2023, high inflation impacted the price of milk due to an increase in feed costs for cattle. This increased the procurement cost of milk, with major brands increasing the retail price per litre. However, demand for milk remained strong in 2023, as…

Drinking milk is expected to register both healthy current value and volume growth, with a growing population supporting volume sales. While inflation is still high, it is easing. Shelf stable continues to account for most volumes sales through…

The drinking milk category is faced with multiple challenges in 2023, in the shape of inflationary-led price hikes, expensive raw materials and high rates of taxes on packaged milk products. Pakistan is the fourth largest milk-producing country in…

During the first half of 2022, the high number of confirmed COVID-19 cases led to a significant portion of the population being under home isolation. This resulted in heightened demand for larger-sized drinking milk products, as well as shelf-stable…

Drinking milk is expected to register moderate volume growth in 2023, partly supported by continuing population growth. In addition, prices are expected to stabilise, and this is also expected to support volume sales. Shelf stable milk continues to…

Drinking milk is increasingly seen as an essential food for children and young adults in Vietnam, especially in urban areas. This is making the category more attractive for investors. As drinking milk products are perceived to be an important source…

Drinking milk products represented the largest category within dairy products and alternatives, having accounted for more than 40% of retail volume sales in 2023. The market is characterised by the strong appeal of shelf stable milk, largely due to…

Further retail volume and current value growth is expected across drinking milk products in 2023. The constant strong upward trajectory in the demand for drinking milk products through the review period, including the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis of…

Growth in drinking milk, especially fresh milk, in Indonesia has been significantly supported by the rise of quick commerce. With their efficient delivery systems, quick commerce platforms such as Astro and Happy Fresh offer fast and reliable…

Retail sales of drinking milk products experienced modest growth in current value terms in 2023, following a decline in the previous year. The latter was primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and the government’s zero-COVID policy,…

Milk is one of the products in dairy which has been strongly affected by associative price hikes seen in raw materials and ingredients, labour, and logistics. Therefore, a number of players were forced to increase their prices, whilst other kept…

In 2023, drinking milk products in South Korea is expected to continue to thrive in current value terms, building on the positive growth seen in the previous year. However, this growth trajectory varies significantly at the category level, and the…

In Singapore, inflation has been on the rise in milk, primarily due to global supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, dairy farmers are struggling to meet the growing demand for milk, leading to higher prices for…

In 2023, drinking milk products in Japan, which includes flavoured milk drinks, milk, and powder milk, is set to remain at almost the same level of sales as the previous year in current value terms. However, retail volumes are set to suffer a notable…

The retail volume demand for drinking milk products in Hong Kong has gradually stabilised, subsequent to an unprecedented surge witnessed during the height of the pandemic, followed by a strong decline. Over the course of the pandemic, retail sales…

Price growth in drinking milk is stabilizing in 2023 following the rapid increase in prices of drinking milk products. Still, milk is a staple product in the country and consumption therefore remains on an even keel, even in periods of high…