How much milk does Brazil produce?

Brazil's milk production

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Share of world output over time

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 2%, 1970s 2.4%, 1980s 2.9%, 1990s 3.8%, 2000s 4.6%, 2010s 5.3%, 2020s 4.7%. See the concentration-over-time report.

Brazil as a buyer of milk

Brazil imported $653.4 million of milk powders (HS 0402) in 2024, 3% of world imports, ranked #8. Of its $653.4 million of milk imports in 2024, 52% came from Argentina and 38% from Uruguay, among 10 suppliers.

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

How much milk Brazil uses

Brazil's domestic supply of milk was 40.6 million tonnes in 2023, 3.7% of the world's. Food supply was 163 kg per person a year, 53rd highest of 142 countries with a million or more people. It produced 90% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 10%. FAO's item is "Milk, excluding butter (whole-milk equivalent)". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

The milk price Brazil sells into

The benchmark price, Milk, USDA Class III spot, United States, was $19.66/cwt in August 2026, down 7% over twelve months. A single country's export price can differ from the benchmark: see trade price against benchmark. Monthly averages lag the market and are not investment advice. Milk price history.