The demand for dairy products continues to grow. Figures supplied by Nielsen and published by SAMPRO show that the demand for dairy products continue to increase. Changes in the demand for specific products in different periods are shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Year-on-year % change in retail sales of dairy products,
2013 – March 2016
| Annual percentage growth for 12 months to: | |||||
| Product | Dec-12 | Dec-13 | Dec-14 | Dec-15 | Mar-16 |
| Fresh milk | -4.8 | 5.9 | 1.2 | -1.6 | -3.5 |
| UHT milk | 7.6 | 8 | 4.1 | 14.4 | 17.3 |
| Flavoured milk | 16 | 1.5 | -2.2 | 6.7 | 10.5 |
| Yoghurt | 3.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 9 |
| Pre-packed Cheese* | 21.1 | 17.1 | 29 | 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Butter | 4.3 | 17.2 | 1.4 | 5 | 4.3 |
Source: Nielsen figures as supplied by SAMPRO
The Nielsen figures reflected in Table 1 are based on a sample of retail outlets and do not exactly reflect the performance of the total dairy market. Although the sample does not include all sales of dairy products it does provide a clear indication of the positive growth of the dairy industry.
Published on Monday, 25th July 2016 - 08:23
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