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Fresh milk and cream: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in fresh milk and cream totaled $12.3 billion (13.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (14%), the Netherlands (12%) and France (8%); the top importers were Germany (17%), China (12%) and Belgium (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 33%.

Summary

World trade
$12.3billion
Tonnes
13.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$921
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$1.7 billion · 13.8%
  2. Netherlands$1.5 billion · 12.1%
    re-exports
  3. France$991 million · 8%
  4. New Zealand$981 million · 8%
  5. Belgium$958 million · 7.8%
    re-exports
  6. Poland$688 million · 5.6%
  7. United Kingdom$541 million · 4.4%
  8. Czechia$540 million · 4.4%
  9. Austria$461 million · 3.7%
  10. Spain$299 million · 2.4%
  11. Hungary$285 million · 2.3%
  12. Saudi Arabia$264 million · 2.1%
  13. Denmark$254 million · 2.1%
  14. Ireland$246 million · 2%
  15. Lithuania$224 million · 1.8%
  16. Australia$218 million · 1.8%
  17. Latvia$212 million · 1.7%
  18. United States$166 million · 1.4%
  19. Luxembourg$159 million · 1.3%
  20. Slovenia$155 million · 1.3%

Top importers

  1. Germany$2.1 billion · 17.3%
  2. China$1.4 billion · 11.6%
  3. Belgium$1.1 billion · 9.1%
    re-exports
  4. Netherlands$863 million · 7%
    re-exports
  5. Italy$776 million · 6.3%
  6. France$604 million · 4.9%
  7. Ireland$426 million · 3.5%
  8. Poland$316 million · 2.6%
  9. Lithuania$259 million · 2.1%
  10. United Kingdom$216 million · 1.8%
  11. South Korea$187 million · 1.5%
  12. Romania$180 million · 1.5%
  13. Greece$173 million · 1.4%
  14. Spain$171 million · 1.4%
  15. Croatia$158 million · 1.3%
  16. Denmark$145 million · 1.2%
  17. Singapore$140 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  18. Hong Kong$134 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  19. United Arab Emirates$130 million · 1.1%
  20. Philippines$128 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Germany 1.7
  • Netherlands 1.5
  • France 0.99
  • New Zealand 0.98
  • Belgium 0.96

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany1.11.7
Netherlands0.221.5
France0.540.99
New Zealand0.020.98
Belgium0.440.96

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 59% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $921

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$579
1996$574
1997$526
1998$523
1999$483
2000$437
2001$449
2002$445
2003$535
2004$578
2005$574
2006$572
2007$706
2008$763
2009$639
2010$683
2011$765
2012$764
2013$799
2014$794
2015$612
2016$618
2017$722
2018$736
2019$712
2020$705
2021$817
2022$962
2023$918
2024$921

What it includes

  • 0401 · Fresh milk and cream

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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