Statistics on companies around the world with the highest dairy turnovers.
| Rank | Company | Country of origin and main operation countries | Milk intake [1] mill. t ME | Estimated turnover [2] per kg milk in USD | Market share of world milk production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Farmers of America | United States of America | 29.0 | 0.5 | 3.4% |
| 2 | Fonterra | New Zealand/others | 21.9 | 0.6 | 2.6% |
| 3 | Groupe Lactalis | France/others | 20.0* | 1.1* | 2.4% |
| 4 | Arla Foods | Denmark/Sweden/others | 13.7 | 0.9 | 1.6% |
| 5 | Nestlé Dairy | Switzerland/others | 13.7* | 1.3* | 1.6% |
| 6 | FrieslandCampina | Netherlands/others | 11.8* | 1.1* | 1.4% |
| 7 | Saputo | Canada/United States of America/others | 10.5 | 1.1 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Amul | India | 10.3 | 0.5 | 1.2% |
| 9 | Yili | China | 9.4* | 0.4* | 1.1% |
| 10 | Mengniu | China | 8.7* | 1.3* | 1.0% |
| 11 | California Dairies | United States of America | 8.1 | 0.5 | 1.0% |
| 12 | Glanbia | United States of America/others | 8.0 | 0.5 | 0.9% |
| 13 | DMK | Germany/Netherlands | 7.1* | 0.9* | 0.8% |
| 14 | Agropur | Canada/United States of America | 6.5 | 0.8* | 0.8% |
| 15 | Leprino | United States of America | 5.9* | 0.6* | 0.7% |
| 16 | Land O'Lake | United States of America | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.7% |
| 17 | Müller | Germany/United Kingdom/others | 5.7* | 0.9* | 0.7% |
| 18 | Danone Dairy | France/others | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.7% |
| 19 | Sodiaal | France | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.5% |
| 20 | Savencia | France/others | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.5% |
| * Estimated by IFCN Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal industry division, Market information section Source: IFCN data collection. Data represents in most cases the year 2019. Explanation of variables: [1] Milk intake: represents milk volume collected and dairy commodity purchases (in milk equivalent) for the main company and its subsidiaries. Milk intake figures in mill tons. In some cases recalculated from litre (1litre = 1.033 kg). In the milk intake a double counting is possible once a processor sources milk from a collecting cooperative (e.g. DFA) or is sourcing milk in form of dairy products. This means that the total milk volume of the top 20 processors can be overestimated. Content of milk intake (fat and protein level) can be underestimated in some countries such as New Zealand and The Netherlands. [2] Turnover per kg milk: Dairy turnover divided by milk intake. This indicator gives an indication of value creation per kg of milk processed. This figure shall be interpreted with care as the precise number is difficult to define and a direct comparability between companies is limited. |
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