date:Nov 08, 2012
percent and North America at 13 percent. However, in other regions demand is growing faster; between 2005 and 2011, demand for dairy products grew by 26 percent in South America and by 22 percent in Africa.
World trade dairy products increased by 10 percent in 2011 to 58.2 million metric tons, well above the average annual growth rate during of 4 percent since 2000. World cheese trade increased 6.6 percent, with all the major dairy exporting countries seeing increased export volumes except for