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Dairy Product Production in China - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

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Revenue

$86.6bn

2024

$91.8bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

306k

Businesses

780

Wages

$X.Xbn

Dairy Product Production in China industry analysis

China is the fourth-largest milk producer in the world in 2020, after India, the United States and Pakistan. However, per capita consumption of dairy products in China is less than one-third of the global average and lower than in many other developing countries. Due to traditional Chinese dietary patterns and lower living standards, the routine consumption of dairy products is limited across the country.Moreover, dairy product consumption varies considerably across China. Consumption in rural regions is less than 10% of that in urban areas. Industry revenue is expected to grow at an annualized 8.6% over the five years through 2023, to $86.6 billion, increasing by 6.4% from 2022. Rising household incomes, peoples' rising consciousness on health, the implementation of China's three-child policy, the introduction of new dairy products and growing demand from rural markets have driven this growth.This industry covers a wide range of products, and profit margins depend on different kinds of products. Industry profit makes up approximately 7.1% of industry revenue in 2023. In 2021, China's per capita milk consumption was 14.4kg, far below the world average. China's dairy demand is expected to maintain a relatively high growth in the next few years. The driving factors include rural consumption upgrades, urbanization and multiple types of dairy products.The dairy industry was temporarily affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic in early 2020. However, the formation and development of greater national health awareness accelerated with the promotion from the Chinese government and authoritative organizations. Consumption of dairy products, in particular liquid milk, increased as consumers began to realize the importance of consuming high-quality milk protein to supplement nutrition and enhance immunity.Industry revenue is projected to grow at an annualized 5.5% over the five years through 2028, to $113.2 billion. Middle- and high-end market segments will account for an increasing share of total revenue, while the share of low-end product segments will decrease slightly. However, the low-end market will continue growing in terms of volume, particularly in less developed parts of China, where per capita incomes are lower.

Trends and Insights

  • Health awareness and consumption upgrading continue. It drives the long-term sustainable growth of the dairy industry.
  • Milk powder is the largest dairy products segment. Yogurt has higher profit margins than ordinary milk.
  • Inner Mongolia is the largest manufacturing area. The dairy industry work as an important pillar industry for this region.
  • The industrial duopolies contribute almost 40% of industry revenue. The industry concentration ratio is expected to increase in the future.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 8.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $86.6bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Increasing health awareness drive sustainable growth of this industry

  • Rising health consciousness and per capita disposable income have driven demand for dairy products.
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Dairy Product Production in China
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Dairy Industry Promotion Action Planning in the 14th Five-Year Period boosts development of this industry

  • In February 2022, Dairy Industry Promotion Action Planning in the 14th Five-Year Period was officially released. It clearly put forward that the output of dairy products will reach 41 million tons by 2025.

Biggest companies in the Dairy Product Production in China

Company
Market Share (%)
2023
Revenue ($short_0)
2023

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Dairy Product Production in China industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Dairy Product Production in China
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including White milk, Milk powder and Yogurt. White milk is the largest segment of the Dairy Product Production in China.

Trends and Insights

Milk powder is the largest dairy products segment

  • Milk powder is made from fresh milk or goat's milk as raw material, with freezing or heating method, remove almost all the moisture in the milk, dry after adding the appropriate amount of vitamins, minerals and other processed food.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Firms in the Dairy Product Production industry purchase cattle milk, sheep milk and other raw materials to produce milk and dairy products. Enterprises cleanse, sterilize, homogenize, concentrate, dry and ferment these products, and then package and sell them to wholesalers and retailers for resale to final consumers.

What's included in this industry?

White milkMilk powderYogurtIce creamCheeseButter

Companies

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Related Terms

MELAMINEULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE (UHT) MILKPASTEURIZED MILK

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Health awareness and consumption upgrading continue. It drives the long-term sustainable growth of the dairy industry.

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Milk powder is the largest dairy products segment. Yogurt has higher profit margins than ordinary milk.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Inner Mongolia is the largest manufacturing area. The dairy industry work as an important pillar industry for this region.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

The industrial duopolies contribute almost 40% of industry revenue. The industry concentration ratio is expected to increase in the future.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Stable and high-quality milk source help enterprises to stand out. Some large players have established their own farms to ensure the quality and uniformity of raw liquid milk...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    This industry is not very susceptible to economic cycles. Consumption of dairy products will maintain a stable and uprising trend.

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    Products type and enterprises scale affect profit margins. Profit margins of yogurt is much higher than that of ordinary milk products, and larger enterprises also have highe...

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Average Wage (2014-2029)
    • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
    • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2014-2029)
    • IVA (2014-2029)
    • Establishments (2014-2029)
    • Enterprises (2014-2029)
    • Employment (2014-2029)
    • Exports (2014-2029)
    • Imports (2014-2029)
    • Wages (2014-2029)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Dairy Product Production industry in China in 2024?

    The market size of the Dairy Product Production industry in China is $86.6bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Dairy Product Production in China industry in 2024?

    There are 780 businesses in the Dairy Product Production industry in China, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Dairy Product Production industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Dairy Product Production industry in China has been growing at a CAGR of 8.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Dairy Product Production industry in China over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Dairy Product Production industry in China is expected to grow.

    What does the Dairy Product Production in China include?

    White milk and Milk powder are part of the Dairy Product Production industry.

    How competitive is the Dairy Product Production industry in China?

    The level of competition is high and steady in the Dairy Product Production industry in China.

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    Competitors

    • Juice Production in China

    Complementors

    • Sheep and Cattle Farming in China
    • Baby Product Manufacturing in China

    International industries

    • Global Milk & Cream Manufacturing
    • Global Cheese Manufacturing
    • Dairy Product Production in the US
    • Soy & Almond Milk Production in the US
    • Cheese Production in the US

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    • General Administration of Customs
    • People’s Bank of China

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