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Dairy Products and Alternatives in Argentina

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  • 70 Pages
  • August 2025
  • Region: Argentina
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 5576752
Current value sales of dairy products and alternatives rose substantially in Argentina in 2025, while volume sales also saw moderate growth.

The Dairy Products and Alternatives in Argentina report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Baby Food, Dairy, Plant-based Dairy.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Dairy Products and Alternatives market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Dairy products and alternatives in 2025: The big picture
  • Key trends in 2025
  • Competitive Landscape
  • Channel developments
  • What next for dairy products and alternatives?
MARKET DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Dairy Products and Alternatives: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Dairy Products and Alternatives: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 5 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 6 Distribution of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 7 Forecast Sales of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 8 Forecast Sales of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
  • Summary 1 Research Sources
BABY FOOD IN ARGENTINAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Recovery remains slow for all subcategories in 2025
  • Nutricia-Bagó SA remains the leading player with Nutrilon brand
  • Hypermarkets impacted by the end of Precios Justos
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Outlook will be driven by economic growth and birth rate decline
  • Doctors’ recommendations will remain the main driver of milk formula
  • No clear migration from powder to liquid or vice versa
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 9 Sales of Baby Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 10 Sales of Baby Food by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 11 Sales of Baby Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 12 Sales of Baby Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 13 Sales of Growing-Up Milk Formula by Age: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 14 NBO Company Shares of Baby Food: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 15 LBN Brand Shares of Baby Food: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 16 Distribution of Baby Food by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 17 Forecast Sales of Baby Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 18 Forecast Sales of Baby Food by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 19 Forecast Sales of Baby Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Baby Food by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
BUTTER AND SPREADS IN ARGENTINAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Butter and spreads enjoy robust growth in 2025
  • Mastellone SA retains leadership and changes focus with smaller brands
  • Modern grocery retailers key channel for butter and spreads
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Economic recovery will drive sales of butter and spreads over the forecast period
  • Cooking fats set to suffer from lack of versatility and unhealthy profile
  • Reformulation of ingredients and cooking will be among priorities of brands
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 21 Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 22 Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 23 Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 24 Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 25 NBO Company Shares of Butter and Spreads: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 26 LBN Brand Shares of Butter and Spreads: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 27 Distribution of Butter and Spreads by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 28 Forecast Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 29 Forecast Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 30 Forecast Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 31 Forecast Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
CHEESE IN ARGENTINAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Slight recovery, but high prices discourage local consumers
  • Mastellone Hnos and Molfino SA lead a fragmented category
  • Small local grocers dominates the distribution scene, but e-commerce sees growth
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Price stabilisation will help boost sales of cheese over the forecast period
  • Spreadable cheese's relatively healthy profile will propel its growth
  • Reformulations needed to counter unfavourable advice surrounding dairy products
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 32 Sales of Cheese by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 33 Sales of Cheese by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 34 Sales of Cheese by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 35 Sales of Cheese by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 36 Sales of Spreadable Cheese by Type: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 37 Sales of Soft Cheese by Type: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 38 Sales of Hard Cheese by Type: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 39 NBO Company Shares of Cheese: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 40 LBN Brand Shares of Cheese: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 41 Distribution of Cheese by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 42 Forecast Sales of Cheese by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 43 Forecast Sales of Cheese by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 44 Forecast Sales of Cheese by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 45 Forecast Sales of Cheese by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DRINKING MILK PRODUCTS IN ARGENTINAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Recovery for drinking milk products in 2025
  • Mastellone Hnos leads to popularity of leading brand, La Serenísima
  • Small local grocers remains the leading distribution channel for drinking milk products
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Economic recovery will drive the category’s expansion over the forecast period
  • Health and wellness trend set to drive demand for fat-free and semi-skimmed milk
  • Innovations will remain focused on healthier and lactose-free formulations and novel approaches to packaging
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 46 Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 47 Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 48 Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 49 Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 50 NBO Company Shares of Drinking Milk Products: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 51 LBN Brand Shares of Drinking Milk Products: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 52 Distribution of Drinking Milk Products by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 53 Forecast Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 54 Forecast Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 55 Forecast Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 56 Forecast Sales of Drinking Milk Products by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
YOGHURT AND SOUR MILK PRODUCTS IN ARGENTINAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Yoghurt and sour milk products enjoys robust volume recovery in 2025
  • Danone Argentina is the dominant player, with broad portfolio of trusted brands
  • Small local grocers remains the key distribution panel for yoghurts in Argentina
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Category expansion will be driven by economic growth
  • Plain yoghurt has solid growth potential in the years ahead
  • New formulations set to reposition yoghurt as a healthy dairy product
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 57 Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 58 Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 59 Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 60 Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 61 Sales of Flavoured Yoghurt by Flavour: Rankings 2020-2025
  • Table 62 NBO Company Shares of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 63 LBN Brand Shares of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 64 Distribution of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 65 Forecast Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 66 Forecast Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 67 Forecast Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 68 Forecast Sales of Yoghurt and Sour Milk Products by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
OTHER DAIRY IN ARGENTINAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Growth for all subcategories in 2025 amid economic recovery
  • Mastellone Hnos leads but loses some share to Danone
  • Small local grocers continues to dominate the landscape
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Home cooking trend and economic recovery will drive sales in the coming years
  • Lactose-free variants will be the most relevant health-related innovation in other dairy
  • Increased costs for chilled dairy desserts associated with black octagons
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 69 Sales of Other Dairy by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 70 Sales of Other Dairy by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 71 Sales of Other Dairy by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 72 Sales of Other Dairy by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 73 Sales of Cream by Type: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 74 NBO Company Shares of Other Dairy: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 75 LBN Brand Shares of Other Dairy: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 76 Distribution of Other Dairy by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 77 Forecast Sales of Other Dairy by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 78 Forecast Sales of Other Dairy by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 79 Forecast Sales of Other Dairy by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 80 Forecast Sales of Other Dairy by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
PLANT-BASED DAIRY IN ARGENTINAKEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Occasional plant-based food consumers disappear during economic downturns
  • Coca-Cola dominates plant-based dairy thanks to the strength of its Ades brand in soy drinks
  • Dieteticas remains a key player in plant-based dairy sales
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Growth predicted, but plant-based nutrition will remain niche in Argentina
  • New labelling legislation could hamper sales
  • Developments from leading players bode well for modern grocery retailers
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 81 Sales of Plant-Based Dairy by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 82 Sales of Plant-Based Dairy by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 83 Sales of Other Plant-Based Milk by Type: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 84 NBO Company Shares of Plant-Based Dairy: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 85 LBN Brand Shares of Plant-Based Dairy: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 86 Distribution of Plant-Based Dairy by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 87 Forecast Sales of Plant-Based Dairy by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 88 Forecast Sales of Plant-Based Dairy by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030