Latin America Sheep Milk Market

Latin America Sheep Milk Market Size, Share, Growth (2022-2027)

Latin America Sheep Milk Market was worth USD xx billion in 2021 and estimated to be growing at a CAGR of xx%, to reach USD xx billion by 2027

Latin America Sheep Milk Market Overview

Sheep milk is the milk produced by domestic sheep that is commonly used to make dairy products like butter, cheese, yogurt, and other products. Sheep milk is the most delicious milk that is a good alternative to cow milk with low cholesterol levels and stimulates growth and development. Humans are relying on sheep milk from thousands of years it is superior to cow, buffalo, and goat milk in many aspects and has a unique flavour that has become staple food in many regions.The dairy breeds of sheep that are generally used for dairy production are Lacaune, Chios, Sarda, East Friesian, Awassi, Zwartbles, and British Milk Sheep. Mostly, sheep milk is used in the production of famous cheeses, namely feta and Roquefort, and various kinds of yogurts. Sheep milk products are comparitively more expensive and harder to find due to the limited time of the year that most sheep produce milk. Female sheep do not produce milk as consistent as male sheep, rather they produce more milk in the 85-100 days after lambing.

Factors like growing people awareness about the health benefits of sheep milk like the presence of essential minerals such as zinc, magnesium and calcium, boosting immunity, resistance against cancer cells, prevents birth defects and lowering blood pressure, growing demand for the dairy products of sheep milk, rise in disposable income, changing lifestyles, favourable government policies in the dairy industry, growth in sheep population, rising demand for sheep farms and high investments by the companies in this market are driving the Latin America Sheep milk market. However, high cost compared to cow milk and stringent regulations for the product approval are hindering the growth of the market.

Latin America Sheep Milk Market Segmentation

on the basis of

• product type

• application

On the basis of product type

• cheese

• yogurt

• ice cream

• liquid milk

• milk powder

• butter

Based on the application

• children

• adult

• aged

In 2017, sheep cheese is accounted to have the largest share in terms of product and revenue due to the demand for the sheep cheese and the growing people awareness about the advantages of the cheese. Meanwhile, Liquid milk is projected to have the fastest growing rate with highest CAGR in the market.

Latin America Sheep Milk Market Regional Analysis

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Argentina

Brazil is one of the largest markets in this region followed by Mexico, Argentina, and Columbia, which are also intensifying their investments in the market.

Latin America Sheep Milk Market Key players

1. Sheep Milk Company Ltd.

2. Haverton Hill Creamery

3. Spring Sheep

4. Velvet Cloud

5. Alimenta

6. Origin Earth

7. Maui Milk Ltd.

8. New Zealand Sheep Milk Company

9. Roquefort Vernières.