date:Mar 06, 2019
tons (+14.9 percent) in 2018. This outpaced the limited consumption growth in northwestern Europe (the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium) one of the largest markets for (semi-) hard cheeses and the primary consumer market for Dutch cheese resulting in diminishing margins.
The growth in cheese production was predominantly driven by increased milk supply and higher returns from cheese and whey rather than from butter and milk powders.
However, there are still opportunities for Dutch dairy comp