China loves German milk

China remains, in the drinking milk segment and cream (small packages of up to two litres) with more than 96,000 tons, the absolute leader in third country business for Germany, according to a report from the German Dairy Association MIV. Compared to the same period last year, the amount had

increased by 40% in the first five months, while demand for whey powder (-21 %) and skimmed milk powder (-15 %) fell short of expectations.

German exports of milk and cream achieved in the period January to May a total of 430,000 tons, including 150,000 tons to third countries (of this, 96,000 went to China). With production of consumer milk of around two million tons in the same period, the exports to third-countries amounted to 7% and to China around 5% of the production.