Romania cheese market – November 2024

Neomar Consulting conducted a November 2024 in-depth analysis of the cheese market in Romania, a sector of approximately 400,000 tonnes annually. The study provides a comprehensive overview of local milk and cheese production, imports and exports, pricing structures, distribution, and key industry players.

Key insights from this study:

• Analysis of milk production in Romania, including regional distribution
• Evolution of industrial cheese production
• Domestic consumption and trade balance of the cheese market
• Imports and exports – main categories and trends
• Market structure: Major companies and alternative business models
• Price analysis – factory-gate and consumer prices
• Opportunities and challenges in Romania’s dairy industry

Table of contents:

1. Executive Summary – Cheese market in Romania – a 400,000 tonnes market

2. Classification – multiple standards for a diverse market

3. Overview of the inputs for cheese production – milk production in Romania and more

3.1. Farms’ milk production and utilisation — by development region30
3.2. Romania’s commercial balance – fresh milk

4. The industrial dairy – total cheese production

5. The market balance for cheese – foreign trade, domestic consumption

5.1. Exports by three major categories
5.2. Imports by thee main categories
5.3. Balance by thee main categories
5.4. Market Size = Production (farm and industrial dairies)+Imports-Exports
5.5. Market – consumer perspective, by type of milk used
5.6. Market – modern retail picture

6. Prices – milk, cheese

6.1. Factory-gate prices
6.2. Consumer prices

7. Romania’s cheese exports – detailed

7.1. By type
7.2. By destination countries

8. Companies – understanding market structure

8.1. Major companies
8.1.1. DN AGRAR Group – the largest producer of cow’s milk in Romania
8.1.2. Hochland – largest cheese producer in Romania
8.1.3. Albalact / Lactalis – second-largest producer
8.1.4. Fabrica de Lapte Brasov / Olympus
8.1.5. FRIESLANDCAMPINA ROMANIA
8.1.6. COVALACT SA
8.1.7. Agroserv Mariuta / Laptaria cu Caimac – vertical integration from grain to dairy products
8.2. Alternative business models
8.2.1. Ferma cu Omenie – €5.4mn turnover in 2023, 55% of it from export, 1,000 tonnes of cheese production
8.2.2. Others

9. Challenges and Opportunities in Romania’s Dairy Industry

10. Appendixes

10.1. Distribution of cows/sheep/goats – by development region, end-2023
10.2. Distribution of cows/sheep/goats – by county, end-2023
10.3. Dynamics of the stock of cows/sheep/goats – 2020-2023
10.4. List of dairy cow farms
10.5. List of groups of producers set under OUG 37/2005, for milk and dairy products
10.6. Availability and cost of workforce
10.7. Mapping Industrial Parks and Logistics Infrastructure for Processing Facilities in Romania

11. Key Conclusions and Strategic Planning for the Geographic Placement of a Dairy Factory in Romania

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