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In 2020, Spanish dairy industry sector continued to increase milk production and efficiency despite the COVID-19 pandemic and lower dairy consumption due to the closure of the hospitality sector. Conversely, Spanish household dairy consumption rose...

The Spanish dairy sector continues to improve its efficiency by increasing milk deliveries and milk per cow ratio.

On September 21, 2018, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the Royal Decree establishing Country of Origin Labeling requirements on fluid milk and milk products made and marketed....

Post estimates that 2018 milk deliveries in the European Union (EU) 2018 will increase by one percent over 2017 because of continued domestic and international demand.

In 2016 milk deliveries in the European Union (EU) increased by an estimated 0.5 percent and are expected to only slightly increase in 2017.

The European Union’s (EU) dairy market seems to be slowly emerging from its recent “dairy crisis,” when EU farmers were faced with overproduction and the lowest commodity prices since 2009.

It is expected that in 2016 milk deliveries in the European Union will increase by 1.1 percent and stabilize in 2017.

After a record jump of milk production in 2014, the increase of output is expected to decline in 2015 due to slower export demand...

In (FY) 2014, Spain imported $2.2 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products from the United States, up 19 percent compared to 2013 and the highest import figure on record.

In FY 2013, Spain imported a record $1.88 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products from the United States, up 74 percent compared to the previous year.

As the consolidation and maturation of Spain's retail food industry continues, medium and long-term opportunities continue to arise for U.S. exporters.