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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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | |||
| Number of cows('000) | 546 | 546 | 546 | ||||||||
| Delivery of milk (Mil Lt) | 2.209 | 2.160 | 2.232 | 2.371 | 387 | 401 | +3,6% | Jan-Feb 2026 | |||
| Farm-gate prices of raw milk (€ x 100 lt, VAT not included) | 251,96 | 284,32 | 258,45 | 249,74 | 42,10 | 41,72 | -0,9% | Jan-Feb 2026 | |||
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | +12,8% | -9,1% | -3,4% | ||||||||
| DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | |||
| Milk for food use (Mil Lt) | 460 | 485 | 505 | 522 | Yogurt and other fermented milks (Mil Lt) | 221 | 219 | 222 | 222 | Butter | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | Cheese | 102 | 106 | 106 | 114 | Cream | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | Condensed milk | 40 | 39 | 41 | 53 | WMP ¹ | 59 | 49 | 55 | 58 | SMP | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | Whey powder | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| EXPORT | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | |||
| Latte sfuso e conf. (HS 040110 e HS 040120) |
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0,4 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | ||||||
| Latte condensato (HS 040291 e HS 040299) |
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35 | 30 | 35 | 43 | 5,8 | 7,4 | +27,5% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| Polvere di Siero (HS 0404) |
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16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 3,3 | 2,0 | -39,8% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| Latte per l'infanzia (HS 190110) |
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17 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 2,5 | 2,8 | +10,6% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| SMP (polvere di latte magro - HS 040210) |
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2,7 | 3,3 | 5,9 | 4,8 | 1,2 | 0,7 | -42,9% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| WMP (polvere di latte intero - HS 040221+040229) |
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11 | 4,2 | 10 | 24 | 3,3 | 3,2 | -0,7% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| Formaggi (HS 0406) |
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7,9 | 7,3 | 8,9 | 12 | 1,8 | 1,7 | -1,7% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| Yogurt e latticello (HS 0403) |
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1,9 | 1,9 | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,0 | -42,9% | Jan 2026 | ||
| IMPORT | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | |||
| Latte sfuso e conf. (HS 040110 e HS 040120) |
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14 | 15 | 11 | 6,4 | 0,0 | 1,1 | 0,0% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| Latte condensato (HS 040291 e HS 040299) |
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8,1 | 8,5 | 7,4 | 9,3 | 1,3 | 1,5 | +20,2% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| Polvere di Siero (HS 0404) |
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15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 2,0 | 2,7 | +30,1% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| Latte per l'infanzia (HS 190110) |
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5,0 | 4,7 | 3,9 | 1,9 | 0,7 | 0,4 | -40,1% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| SMP (polvere di latte magro - HS 040210) |
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7,6 | 6,5 | 7,2 | 7,6 | 0,8 | 1,1 | +34,4% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| WMP (polvere di latte intero - HS 040221+040229) |
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3,5 | 2,6 | 4,4 | 2,6 | 0,5 | 0,1 | -86,6% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| Formaggi (HS 0406) |
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58 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 9,9 | 12 | +23,3% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| Yogurt e latticello (HS 0403) |
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0,4 | 0,4 | 0,4 | 0,5 | 0,0 | 0,0 | -0,7% | Jan-Feb 2026 | ||
| % Self-sufficiency | 99,4% | 99,3% | 99,5% | 99,7% | |||||||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026(f) | % | Period | |||
| Population ('000) | 19.553 | 19.659 | 19.765 | ||||||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 15.095 (e) | 17.827 (e) | |||||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 14.334(e) | 16.487(e) | |||||||||
(f): forecast
(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: 30-03-2026
(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: 30-03-2026
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