Food & Beverage

Analysis on Status and Demand in Infant Formula Market

There are about 17 million infants in China annually. Assuming that 80% of the infants are breastfed, the rest 20%, namely 3.4 million infants need infant formula. At present, annual production volume of infant formula ranges from 80,000-120,000 tons while annual market demand is about 300,000 tons, and therefore annual demand for infant formula is in a shortage of about 200,000 tons. 1 Overall Infant Formula Market Declines while Demand for High-end Infant Formula Grows. China’s consumption of milk powder declines slightly on the whole. China’s monthly consumption per capita…

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Food & Beverage

Analysis on Status Quo and Sales Channels of Milk Powder Market in China

Market size of infant milk powder was CNY 28.3 billion in 2009 and reached CNY 80 billion in 2015 at an annual growth rate of 19%. Sales volume of milk powder declined in 2016 for population born in 2015 decreased by 370,000 YOY. It is estimated that market size of milk powder will be CNY 86.4 billion, up by 8% YOY. Foreign-funded brands cover large market share, and the concentration rate grows. In recent years, many foreign-funded brands have entered in China, sales value of which far exceeds that of…

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