TOP 10 largest raw milk producers worldwide
16 April 2020
The recent ranking of International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) lists the world's largest raw milk producers based on their output volumes. Top 10 milk producers from China, USA, Saudi Arabia, and Russia account for 1.1% of the world's raw milk production. The list is headed by Almarai, the Saudi Arabian company which produced 1.47 million tonnes of raw milk in 2019. The second largest milk producer is Chinese Modern Dairy, with a result of 1.28 million tonnes in 2019. The Russia-based EkoNiva (ranked sixth) is the fastest-growing company on the list and Europe's largest raw milk producer.
# | Name | Head office | Owner/Founder | Alternative activities | Production of raw milk, mln. tonnes/year | Number of dairy cows |
1 | Almarai | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Prince Sultan bin Mohammed Al Kabeer | Food production (poultry, dairy, bakery, infant nutrition) | 1.47 | 105,000 |
2 | Modern Dairy | Anhui Province, China | Deng Jiuqiang | Forage grass planting, milk processing | 1.28 | 134,315 |
3 | Rockview | California, USA | DeGroot family | Production of pasteurized milk, cottage cheese, butter, plant-based milk, and juice | 1.18 | 100,000 |
4 | Riverview | Minnesota, USA | Fehr family | Beef, crop production; milk processing | 1.00 | 95,000 |
5 | Faria Brothers | Texas, USA | Faria family | 1.00 | 95,000 | |
6 | EkoNiva | Voronezh region, Russia | Stefan Dürr | Crop, meat and seed production | 0.80 | 93,000 |
7 | Huishan Dairy | China | Yang Kai | Feedstuff production, production of liquid milk and milk powder | 0.77 | 100,000 |
8 | Shengmu | Deng Kou County, China | Tongshan Yao | Production of organic ultra-heat treated liquid milk and organic yogurt | 0.66 | 72,773 |
9 | Saikexing | Inner Mongolia, China | Yang Wenjun (Board Chairman) | Forage grass planting | 0.62 | 69,000 |
10 | Yili Youran | China | Pan Gang (Board Chairman) | Production of liquid milk, milk powder, yogurt, ice cream, and cheese | 0.53 | 55,000 |