DYSFUNCTIONAL CHILE DAIRY INDUSTRY IS FAILING TO PUNCH ITS WEIGHT IN EXPORT MARKETS
January 1st, 2020
Wrangling between Chile’s dairy farmers and major dairies and process is over milk prices is threatening to overshadow the opportunities that this Potentially strong industry has to grow, especially in export markets. On a similar latitude to Australia and New Zealand, southern Chile’s Los Lagos and Los Rios regions offer almost ideal conditions for dairy farming, with plentiful rains, lush pastures, and mild winters.
However, the country has not been punching its weight in global dairy markets, even for whole dry milk, where exports have decreased. ...
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