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Article: Milk collection increases among Brazil’s largest companies
28 May 2020
This article is taken from our IEG Vu platform dated
26/05/20.
The largest milk processing plants in Brazil collected larger
volumes in 2019 versus the previous year, according to the
Brazilian Association of Milk Producers (Leite Brasil).
he largest milk processing plants in Brazil, collected 7.93
billion litres in 2019 versus 7.69 bln litres in 2018.
This is despite the overall fall in total collection in Brazil,
which dipped by 7.1% y-o-y nationally, to 33 bln litres.
The 13 main dairy industries accounted for 23.9% of the total
milk collection last year with a total capacity of 11.2 bln
litres.
Nestlé, remained the leading collector among the major milk
companies in Brazil, though its volumes fell by 8.3% y-o-y to 1.48
bln litres.
The Swiss company sold its UHT milk operations to Laticínios
Bela Vista, owner of the Brazilian brand Piracanjuba, which was in
second place in the ranking, with 1.46 bln litres, 5.1% higher
y-o-y.
However, the ranking does not include volumes collected by the
French company Lactalis, the country's largest dairy conglomerate,
and Goiasminas, owner of the Italac brand.
In 2019, Lactalis ended a dispute which began in 2017 with
Mexican Lala, owner of Vigor, and took control of Itambé. Together,
Lactalis and Itambé collect an average of 2.3 bln litres of milk
per year.
Overall, last year was marked by tight margins for milk
industries, when an increase in demand was expected amid better
economic conditions, which did not occur. Moreover, the optimistic
outlooks made at the beginning of this year have now given way to
uncertainties caused by Covid-19.
Foodservice chain closures, which consume more than half of the
cheese produced in Brazil, is raising concerns about the milk
surplus and may lead to further discouragement for milk output in
the country.