Challenges of dairy farming in south America
Dr. Marcos Inácio Marcondes
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Animal Science Department
South America
422,5
206,08
46,7 41,3
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populationtotal
Brazil Colombia Argentina
Brasil → accounts for approximately half of the population and economic output of the region;
• Area: 18,0 millons Km2, 40% wet areas in the world; Total: 12 countries.
CIA, 2014 Central Intelligence Agency
Gross Domestic Product in South America
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500.000,00
1.000.000,00
1.500.000,00
2.000.000,00
2.500.000,00
3.000.000,00
3.500.000,00
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4.500.000,00
5.000.000,00
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Mili
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s
Brazil Argentina Uruguay Colombia Chile South America
FAO, 2014
% Milk on Gross Domestic Product
data compiled (2016)
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8% % Milk on GDP
Colombia Argentina Uruguay Brasil
Brazilian market
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-5
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-1
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
% V
aria
tio
n
industry agriculture GDP
BC, 2016
Milk Production
FAO, 2015
40%
29%
22%
4%5%
Europe Americas Asia Oceania Africa
37%
54%
9%
South America North America Central America
Milk Production
FAO, 2013
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1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
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South America Brazil Argentina Uruguay Colombia Chile
FAO, 2015
Contry Production (t) % total production
Brazil 34.255.000 49,56%
Argentina 11.796.000 17,07%
Colombia 6.457.398 9,34%
Ecuador 6.262.000 9,06%
Chile 2.675.706 3,87%
Venezuela 2.640.233 3,82%
uruguay 2.120.000 3,07%
peru 1.807.806 2,62%
Bolivia 529.901 0,77%
Paraguay 518.000 0,75%
Guiana 45.000 0,07%
Suriname 5.600 0,01%
French Guiana 5.500 0,01%
total 69.118.144
Milk Production
66,63%
Exports and imports of dairy products from Latin America and the Caribbean
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FAO/FEPALE; 2011
Number of Dairy Farmers
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400000
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Brasil Colombia Ecuador Peru Chile Argentina Uruguay
FAO/FEPALE; 2011
Number farms by sector in Brazil
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2,5
Milk of cow beef catle soy corn
Farm
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familiar unfamiliarIBGE (2009)
Dairy cattle
Importance of dairy cattle in Brazil
5,2
1,35
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Farms Dairy farms Jobs
Mili
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IBGE, 2012
Milk quality
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%Fat %protein
Brazil Uruguay Colombia Argentina
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CCS/ml CVT/ml
Brazil IN-62
SSC/mL TBC/mL
data compiled (2016)
Main milk breeds
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Bolivia Holstein Colombia Crossbred Ecuador Crossbred Peru Crossbred Brazil Gyrolando
Canal Rural 2015; Contexto ganadero 2016Crossbred = Gyrolando?
FAO, 2015
Production media per cow
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Distribution of production in Brazil
Prodution (L/d)number ofproducers % producers
% Of total production
Less 100 1236130 91,5 46,9
100 to 200 73559 5,4 19,3
201 to 500 32785 2,4 18,1
501 to 1000 6190 0,5 7,7
More 1000 2226 0,2 8IBGE,2010
Educational level the producers in Brazil
22%
4%
8%
9%
57%
Illiterate Graduate high school elementary School Few
IBGE,2010
Per capita consumption of milk
IBGE,2010
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