Chile: dairy sector
This page contains data regarding key components of the Chilean dairy industry over a given time period.
CHILE: DAIRY SECTOR | |||||||||||
x 1.000 ton | |||||||||||
RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | |||
Number of cows('000) | 547 | 546 | 546 | ||||||||
Delivery of milk (Mil Lt) | 2.268 | 2.209 | 2.160 | 2.232 | 865 | 932 | +7,7% | Jan-May 2025 | |||
Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ x 100 lt, VAT not included) | 85,40 | 100,78 | 113,73 | 103,38 | 43,74 | 43,55 | -0,4% | Jan-May 2025 | |||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +18,0% | +12,8% | -9,1% | ||||||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | |||
Milk for food use (Mil Lt) | 477 | 460 | 485 | 505 | Yogurt and other fermented milks (Mil Lt) | 235 | 221 | 219 | 222 | Butter | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | Cheese | 103 | 102 | 106 | 106 | Cream | 40 | 37 | 36 | 36 | Condensed milk | 41 | 40 | 39 | 41 | WMP ¹ | 58 | 59 | 49 | 55 | SMP | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | Whey powder | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
EXPORT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | |||
Latte sfuso e conf. (HS 040110 e HS 040120) |
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0,7 | 0,4 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | >1000% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
Latte condensato (HS 040291 e HS 040299) |
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27 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 17 | +24,4% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
Polvere di Siero (HS 0404) |
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15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 8,9 | 6,7 | -25,2% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
Latte per l'infanzia (HS 190110) |
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18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 5,7 | 7,8 | +36,1% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
SMP (polvere di latte magro - HS 040210) |
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1,0 | 2,7 | 3,3 | 5,9 | 2,7 | 2,1 | -22,1% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
WMP (polvere di latte intero - HS 040221+040229) |
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1,8 | 11 | 4,2 | 10 | 4,5 | 7,9 | +76,2% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
Formaggi (HS 0406) |
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7,9 | 7,9 | 7,3 | 8,9 | 3,5 | 4,5 | +28,1% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
Yogurt e latticello (HS 0403) |
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1,1 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | +123,8% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
IMPORT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | |||
Latte sfuso e conf. (HS 040110 e HS 040120) |
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15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5,5 | 1,1 | -80,9% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
Latte condensato (HS 040291 e HS 040299) |
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9,8 | 8,1 | 8,5 | 7,4 | 3,0 | 4,3 | +44,3% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
Polvere di Siero (HS 0404) |
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13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5,0 | 5,6 | +11,8% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
Latte per l'infanzia (HS 190110) |
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4,4 | 5,0 | 4,7 | 3,9 | 1,7 | 1,0 | -42,5% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
SMP (polvere di latte magro - HS 040210) |
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11 | 7,6 | 6,5 | 7,2 | 4,1 | 3,0 | -25,1% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
WMP (polvere di latte intero - HS 040221+040229) |
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6,4 | 3,5 | 2,6 | 4,4 | 2,9 | 1,4 | -50,9% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
Formaggi (HS 0406) |
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77 | 58 | 70 | 66 | 28 | 24 | -16,7% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
Yogurt e latticello (HS 0403) |
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0,3 | 0,4 | 0,4 | 0,4 | 0,2 | 0,2 | -27,5% | Jan-May 2025 | ||
% Self-sufficiency | 99,4% | 99,4% | 99,3% | 99,5% | |||||||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025(f) | % | Period | |||
Population ('000) | 19.456 | 19.553 | 19.659 | ||||||||
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 16.060 (e) | 15.095 (e) | 17.827 (e) | ||||||||
GDP per capita (€) * | 13.579(e) | 14.334(e) | 16.487(e) | ||||||||
(e): estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
1) Milk powder 28%-26%-18%-12% fat.
Source Raw material area: Milk delivery and price: ODEPA; Number of cows: FAO
Source Dairy production: ODEPA
Source Export ed Import: IHS
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Source Population: FAO
Note: Self-sufficiency rate = Milk deliveries/(Domestic use in milk equivalent ME)
Domestic use in milk equivalent (ME) = Milk deliveries + Import in ME - Export in ME
Last Updated: 23-04-2025