Datamonitor's Dairy Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the dairy industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis.

Scope of the Report

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies

* Covers Global, European, Asia-Pacific & 11 individual country markets

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights

The global dairy market generated total revenues of $380 billion in 2006, this representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2% for the five-year period spanning 2002-2006.

The cheese segment was the market's most lucrative in 2006, generating total revenues of $136 billion, equivalent to 35.8% of the market's overall value.

The performance of the market is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 4% for the five-year period 2006-2011 expected to drive the market to a value of $461.3 billion by the end of 2011.

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Definition

The dairy market consists of cheese, chilled desserts, cream, fromage frais, milk, spreadable fats and yogurt. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2005 annual average exchange rates. Market shares by company and distribution channel are calculated on the basis of market values in 2004.

For the purposes of this report, Europe comprises of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Asia-Pacific is deemed to consist of Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.

The Americas comprises of Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the US.

The global market consists of Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas.