EGYPT DAIRY GROWS WITH BOOMING POPULATION, WITH PACKAGED SALES EXPANDING
May 1st, 2016
Demand for milk is outstripping domestic supply in Egypt, the most populous market in the Middle East and North Africa. The sector has been growing at more than 10% a year as Egypt – whose population is at least 82 million - consume more dairy products, especially milk and yoghurt.
The development of the USD2.8 billion sector, according to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) figures, is being hindered by a lack of modernisation in production, particularly evident in low milk yields due to the majority of produce being loose milk – not packaged ...
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