date:Aug 20, 2014
ngredients. Another trend is the ongoing consolidation of the industry, exemplified with the Agropur acquisition of Davisco per August 2014 and the Fonterra strategic alliances in Europe.
EU-28 and the US are both the largest producers and major markets for whey products, whereas Asia is rapidly approaching the top spot for lactose and permeate demand. For the 2014-2017 period, the Asian region including China will show the highest demand growth rates. Production growth is highest in the US, an