ESWATINI DAIRY PRODUCTION INCREASES

MBABANE – There was an increase in locally-manufactured dairy products in the past year.

Volumes of dairy products produced locally that include pasteurised milk, dairy blend juice and yoghurt and fresh cream increased during the year under review as compared to 2018. 
For pasteurised milk, the volume increased from 195 513 to 236 852 litres. Over 1.8 million litres of yoghurt were produced in 2019.  It was an increase from the about 1.5 million litres produced the previous year.

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This is according to information shared on the Eswatini Dairy Board (EDB) website.
EDB is a Category A Public Enterprise established through The Dairy Act of 1968. According to the Act, the Dairy Board exists primarily to organise the efficient, orderly and stable production of dairy products and regulate and develop their distribution and marketing.

However, domestic production continues to fall short of the rising demand for dairy products in the country. Over the last five years, domestic production increased.  It was at 21.24 million litres in 2018 compared to 18.04 in 2017 and 10.64 in 2014.

Dairy imports decreased from 65.59 million litres in 2017 to 63.42 in 2018.
The 2018 monetary value of all dairy products consumed in the country was approximately E630 million compared to E550 million in 2017.

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