In 2024, inflation remained high in Ethiopia, boosting current value sales of dairy products but hindering retail volume growth, which was modest overall. Packaged butter and spreads experienced marginal decline, as many opted for lower-priced unpackaged butter.
Dairy products and alternatives in 2024: The big picture
Ethiopia experienced its worst drought in many decades in 2024, which drove up local food prices. In Ethiopia, dairy production is predominantly subsistence-based, with most output coming from smallholder farms and relatively few commercial dairy operations.
Country background
Dairy is a core component in Ethiopian cuisine and consumption of dairy products starts from early childhood in Ethiopian families. One of the most essential ingredients in many Ethiopian dishes is nitter kibbeh, a clarified butter steeped with cardamom and various different spices.
Socioeconomic trends
Economic trends had a major impact on dairy products and alternatives in Ethiopia at the end of the review period, with inflation of 30% in 2023 followed by further high inflation of 25% in 2024. This was linked to the country experiencing its seventh consecutive failed rainy season, drought, surging oil and fuel prices and currency fluctuations.
Logistics/infrastructure
The distribution of packaged food is focused on urban areas, as this is where the vast majority of affluent consumers live, with these forming the core consumer base for packaged food. In addition, the country’s major towns and cities are far more accessible than remote rural areas and formal retailing is far more prevalent in urban areas.
What next for dairy products and alternatives?
Over the forecast period, dairy products and alternatives is expected to see dynamic current value growth and more muted retail volume growth. Retail volume growth will be due to rapid population growth and urbanisation, while higher current value growth will be due to ongoing high inflation, with this in turn constraining retail volume growth as consumers seek to economise.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Dairy Products and Alternatives industry in Ethiopia with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
Data and analysis in this report provides further detailed coverage dedicated to a comprehensive range of core packaged food categories.
If you're in the Dairy Products and Alternatives industry in Ethiopia, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Dairy Products and Alternatives in Ethiopia report includes:
- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volume and value sizes, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
- What is the market size of Dairy Products and Alternatives in Ethiopia?
- Which are the leading brands in Dairy Products and Alternatives in Ethiopia?
- How are products distributed in Dairy Products and Alternatives in Ethiopia?
- How is the rise of e-commerce and/or the expansion of modern grocery retail impacting traditional retail?
- What are the key health and wellness concerns driving, or challenging, sales in Dairy Products and Alternatives?
- How significant are vegan and vegetarian dietary requirements in determining sales growth in Ethiopia?
- How has COVID-19 impacted consumer demand? To what extent have lockdown, home seclusion and stockpiling boosted sales? Will the longer term economic repercussions of the pandemic stimulate or suppress future growth?
- Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
- How significant will values-based claims, such as sustainability and ethical labelling, be in supporting future growth and brand equity?
Dairy Products and Alternatives in Ethiopia
Dairy products and alternatives in 2024: The big picture
Country background
Socioeconomic trends
Logistics/infrastructure
What next for dairy products and alternatives?
DISCLAIMER
2024 Developments
Prospects and Opportunities
Category Data
2024 Developments
Prospects and Opportunities
Category Data
The following categories and subcategories are included:
Dairy Products and Alternatives
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- Dried Baby Food
- Prepared Baby Food
- Other Baby Food
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- Liquid Standard Milk Formula
- Powder Standard Milk Formula
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- Liquid Follow-on Milk Formula
- Powder Follow-on Milk Formula
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- Liquid Growing-Up Milk Formula
- Powder Growing-Up Milk Formula
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- Liquid Special Baby Milk Formula
- Powder Special Baby Milk Formula
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- Butter
- Cooking Fats
- Margarine and Spreads
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- Spreadable Cheese
- Processed Cheese excl Spreadable
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- Packaged Hard Cheese
- Unpackaged Hard Cheese
- Soft Cheese
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- Dairy Only Flavoured Milk Drinks
- Flavoured Milk Drinks with Fruit Juice
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- Fat-free Fresh Milk
- Semi Skimmed Fresh Milk
- Full Fat Fresh Milk
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- Fat-free Shelf Stable Milk
- Semi Skimmed Shelf Stable Milk
- Full Fat Shelf Stable Milk
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- Goat Milk
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- Powder Milk
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- Sour Milk Products
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- Drinking Yoghurt
- Flavoured Yoghurt
- Plain Yoghurt
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- Chilled Dairy Desserts
- Shelf Stable Dairy Desserts
- Chilled Snacks
- Coffee Whiteners
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- Flavoured Condensed Milk
- Plain Condensed Milk
- Evaporated Milk
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- Cream
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- Flavoured Fromage Frais and Quark
- Plain Fromage Frais and Quark
- Savoury Fromage Frais and Quark
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- Soy Drinks
- Other Plant-based Milk
- Plant-based Yoghurt
- Plant-based Cheese
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