Brazil focuses on exports as dairy production increases

Although Brazil is set to produce 35 billion litres of milk in 2019, the country exports just 1% of its total production and strives to gain ground on world trade, beginning with cheese. According to Brazilian dairy industry association, Viva Lácteos, the country’s dairy production will increase 4.3% in 2019. From January until end June 2019 the country registered a 6.5% increase in milk compared to the same period in 2018. “Excluding the trucker strike last year, our production is likely