Mexico's dairy imports increased significantly

Introduction: in the first eight months of this year, imports of dairy products from Mexico reached US $238.5 million, an increase of about 53% compared with the same period last year, according to a report released recently by the association of dairy producers in Mexico According to the statistical report of the association, from January to August this year, the import of milk powder in Mexico reached about 200 million US dollars, compared with only 135 million US dollars in the same period last year In addition, in the first eight months of this year, Mexico's imports of butter, condensed milk and other products increased significantly compared with the same period last year According to the report, at present, the annual output of milk in Mexico is about 9.455 billion liters, while the consumption demand of residents reaches 11.359 billion liters, and Mexico needs to import 1.903 billion liters of milk every year The report stressed that the country's milk industry has also been hit by Mexico's economic downturn this year Statistics show that in the first seven months of this year, the output of bottled and boxed milk in Mexico decreased by 3.2% compared with the same period last year, while the output of butter, condensed milk and other products decreased by 1.4% compared with the same period last year According to the report, the daily milk consumption per capita in Mexico is 0.3L, which is one-quarter of that of the Americans and one-quarter of that of the Europeans Therefore, the potential of the milk industry in Mexico is great To this end, the association called on the government to take measures to encourage the country's milk industry so that Mexico can achieve self-sufficiency in milk products as soon as possible.