| This is a rare report which shall be of great value | | | | closed and sold for auction. The whole dairy chain |
| for dairy investment companies, producers, | | | | is making great losses after Melamine Scandal and |
| material suppliers, equipment suppliers and | | | | dairy export is also facing unprecedented crisis. |
| research institutes both at home and abroad to | | | | In order to regulate china dairy market, in the |
| understand the development trend of the dairy | | | | first half year of 2008 the Government issued |
| industry, to make decisions on the positioning of | | | | Requirements on Dairy Processing Permits and |
| the enterprise and to formulate development | | | | Dairy Industry Policies in March and May. After the |
| strategies. | | | | Melamine Scandal, the Government issued |
| Research BackgroundThere are significant | | | | Notification on Enhancing and Supervising Dairy |
| changes in global dairy market in 2008. Due to | | | | Quility Regulation and Proposals on Dairy Industry |
| rising cost and tight supply global dairy price hit a | | | | Resumption in October and November and Food |
| new high in 2007, which greatly influenced dairy | | | | Safety Act will be implemented soon to revise |
| policies in many countries, so supply and demand | | | | emerged problems related to the scandal. All |
| relationship got dramatically changes among those | | | | these show that the Government is enhancing |
| countries, including enhancing domestic production, | | | | laws and regulations in dairy industry and dairy |
| reducing exports, stimulating dairy supply. In | | | | consumers are paying more attention on quality. |
| addition, the economic depression has spread | | | | Domestic dairy producers are changing strategy |
| around the world, causing decreasing resident | | | | to reply new macro-environment. It is a good |
| income and consumption as well as demand for | | | | chance for international dairy enterprises to invest |
| dairy products. Raw milk and dairy product prices | | | | in China. |
| are continuously dropping, including skim and whole | | | | This report analyzes dairy production, |
| milk powder, whey and cheese. | | | | consumption, market price, basic situation of |
| In 2008 china dairy industry should be separated | | | | import and export, market competition, relevant |
| two stages by Melamine Scandal. Before that it | | | | hot topics, policy direction and impact, |
| still grows at a fast rate and State Stat. Dept. | | | | development of main dairy processing and |
| shows that in the first eight months of this year, | | | | packaging enterprises in China and the |
| the yield of liquid and solid milk products are | | | | development of the international dairy industry in |
| 10,178kt and 2,495kt, up by 12.07% and 7.34% | | | | 2007, there is also a forecast for the |
| than the same period of last year respectively; | | | | development trend of the Chinese dairy industry |
| after the scandal in both Sept and October they | | | | in 2008. This report gives an integrated analysis |
| dropped by 18.7%, 32.5% and 15.58%, 32.39% | | | | on the effects of Melamine Scandal. |
| respectively. Resident demand for dairy products | | | | For more information please visit: |
| is seriously affected and the production of Yili and | | | | PH.NO. |
| Mengniu dropped with 90%. Sanlu group is even | | | | |