The rise of fat-filled dairy blends in European dairy exports to West Africa

L’essor du commerce de poudres lactées ré-engraissées avec de l’huile de palme: le cas des exportations européennes en Afrique de l’Ouest

Christian Corniaux, Guillaume Duteurtre, Djiby Dia and Vincent Chatellier ()
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Christian Corniaux: Montpellier Cirad - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Guillaume Duteurtre: Montpellier Cirad - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Djiby Dia: ISRA - Institut sénégalais de recherches agricoles [Dakar]
Vincent Chatellier: SMART - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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Abstract: European exports of blends of skimmed milk and vegetable fats in powdered form raise interesting questions about the trade of cheap raw materials. These fat-filled dairy powders cost about 30% less than pure milk powder, and can be used as a substitute for the production of reconstituted milk. In value, imports of powder dairy blends have increased from 1.5 billion euros in 2000 to 6.1 billion euros in 2020. They now represent 40% of the value of dairy product imports from Africa. These imports are mainly from the European Union (EU), where they are not marketed neither consumed. We review the factors that led to the boom of West African imports of powder dairy blends, i.e. international prices but also other internal factors. This new trade generates controversies related to the quality of these products, their labeling, their environmental impact, and the competition they constitute for the production of domestic milk.

Keywords: Agri-food trade; West Africa; Dairy sector; Fat filled powder; Commerce agroalimentaire; Afrique de l’Ouest; Poudres de lait; Matières grasses végétales (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-11-30
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Published in Économie rurale, 2023, 386, pp.111-124. ⟨10.4000/economierurale.12176⟩

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DOI: 10.4000/economierurale.12176

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