#Milk Powder in South America: Protagonist in both directions.

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This is the region where it is produced more milk powder even more than in Oceania and Europe. At the same time preliminary data from 2012 indicate that it has a deficit, importing more than it exports to the world.


In 2011 and according to the estimates of the FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization), in the world there were 2.98 million tonnes (T) milk powder (WMP). Of that total, 995,000 tons were produced in South America, representing 33.4% of world production of this product.
These figures place our region as the largest producer of LPE worldwide over Oceania with 30% and Europe with 28% (Figure N º 1). On the other hand, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico produced 4.5% of total world product; therefore Latin America together produced 37.9% of the total in that year.
In South America, the largest production volume corresponded to Brazil, which according to FAO estimates produced 551,000 t, 51.8% of the regional total, followed by Argentina with 26.1%. The third place went to Chile and Uruguay produced 82 321 t to 58 500 t (Figure N º 2). These four countries produced 92% of the milk powder from South America.
Deficit region. Paradoxically, although being the region which produces more WMP, the volume of exports hardly reaches 7% of the world total. And again, that total foreign sales of WMP of South America, about 65% was intraregional last year. Another important fact is that while there are customs offices that have not yet closed the information for 2012, imports of milk powder from the world exceed exports to other destinations. If confirmed, the region would be deficient in milk powder despite being the biggest producer in the world.
The routes in South America
During 2012, South America had exported about 336,000 t of LPE from Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and minimum volume from Brazil. The 78% of the exported volume originated in Argentina (262,000 T), while 17.8% was exported from Uruguay and the rest from Chile.
ARGENTINA: As observed in the map of the routes of milk powder in 2012 prepared by Economics Way, the main destination for exports of our country was Venezuela. Preliminary and unofficial data indicate a sales volume of 106,135 t, 40% of total exports of this product. The second major destination WMP OF Argentina was Africa, with a strong participation of Algeria, a country that had purchased 58,507 T (22.39% of total exports). The other African destinations were Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Angola, Libya, Sudan, Zaire, South Africa,
Ivory Coast, Zambia, Congo, Guinea, Mauritania, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Morocco, Gabon, Togo and Mozambique. While the list may seem long and tedious, makes clear the importance of this continent as a market for powdered milk Argentina. In total, including Algeria, 29.1% of exports went to the continent (76,000 T). In order of importance followed Brazil with 35,600 T (13.63% of total), with 4.76% Cuba, Chile and Dominican Republic 3.31% to 1.57%. The other destinations in any case, except Niger and Nigeria, more than 1% of the volume exported. Latin America as a whole was the destination for 67.5% of exports of WMP therefore that 96.6% is distributed between Africa and Latin America.
URUGUAY: It was the second largest exporter of WMP in South America in 2012 with 59,875 T.
The exports were much more concentrated in Brazil, destined 56% of the volume (33,535 T). Brazil was followed by Venezuela with 11,450 T (19.12%), with 12.8% Cuba, Colombia and Mexico with 3.17% to 2.61%. Just below Mexico is the first non-Latin American destination for Uruguayan exports: Algeria with 2% of the total. If the above countries are joined by smaller volumes exported to other Latin American countries, we conclude-as the trend in Argentina, which 94.4% of Uruguayan exports were in WMP the region.
CHILE: It was the third largest exporter by volume of the region in 2012 with 14,907 T. Of this total, 46.6% went to Colombia, 17.54% to 16.4% Venezuela and Brazil. Added to this are lower volumes exported to Bolivia, Peru, Cuba, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, 83% of Chilean exports were in Latin America. The other significant destinations were China, a country that is exported 1,100 T (7.4% of total) and United Arab Emirates with a similar volume. On exports to Argentina it is clear that the Chilean customs office informed that our country has exported only 166 kg of WMP during 2012. But there is also a destination of Chilean exports that the customs office of that country reports as «British Territories in America» where 624 kg were exported. From what we could investigate, there is no other place other than our Falkland Islands and South Georgia. While both volumes are negligible, we considered total and exported to Argentina.
BRAZIL: Last year exported 150 t of WMP of which 53.3% went to Bolivia, 35.8% to Equatorial Guinea and 6.4% in Paraguay. The total Latin American destinations, in the case of Brazil, account for 63.53% of exports of WMP. Imports from the world.  VENEZUELA: It certainly is the main importer of WMP in the region. The information of this country imports is available until October 2012. By then, the main supplier was New Zealand with 49% of total imports of WMP. When you add Argentina and Uruguay reached 92% of total imports, while the remaining 8% came from Belarus, Ireland, Chile, Belgium, Lithuania, Germany, UK, Brazil, the Netherlands and Nicaragua. BRAZIL: Brazilian imports were almost entirely in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile, so the rest of the world almost did not participate in the same. PARAGUAY: Preliminary data indicate that all imports came from Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. COLOMBIA: Colombia have mattered WMP 16,400 T in 2012, of this total only have come from outside the region corresponding to 462 T 75 T U.S. and from Canada. The rest originated in South America. CHILE: 95% of its imports came from the region WMP and 4% of New Zealand. PERU: WMP It imported 21,446 t in 2012. 74% of this volume came from New Zealand, 2.8% England, 1.55% from Australia and the rest originated in South America.
 
Source: Lecheria Latina – Translate: Ximena Vogel

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