Latin America Cheese Market

Market Overview:

The Latin America cheese market is currently witnessing steady growth. Cheese is prepared by coagulating the protein casein present in milk. It contains fats and proteins from milk, which is mainly derived from cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. At present, a wide range of cheese textures, flavors and forms are available in the Latin American region, including mozzarella, parmesan, feta, roquefort and cheddar.

Latin America is home to prominent market players who produce and offer a variety of cheese in the region. This, in confluence with the escalating demand for cheese ingredients, such as cultures, enzymes, milk, additives, and other cheese-related products, represents one of the significant factors driving the market growth. Apart from this, rapidly changing lifestyles and eating patterns of individuals are acting as another growth-inducing factor. However, the sudden outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has led to the implementation of lockdown restrictions across the region to prevent the spread of the pandemic. As a result, the market players are encountering supply chain restrictions. The market is anticipated to witness normalcy once lockdown relaxations are implemented by governing agencies. Looking forward, the market is expected to continue its moderate growth during the forecast period (2021-2026).

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the Latin America cheese market report, along with forecasts for growth at the region level from 2021-2026. Our report has categorized the market based on region, source, type, product, distribution channel and format.

Breakup by Source:

• Cow Milk
• Buffalo Milk
• Goat Milk
• Others
   

Breakup by Type:

• Natural
• Processed
   

Breakup by Product:

• Mozzarella
• Cheddar
• Feta
• Parmesan
• Roquefort
• Others
   

Breakup by Distribution Channel:

• Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
• Convenience Stores
• Specialty Stores
• Online
• Others
   

Breakup by Format:

• Slices
• Diced/Cubes
• Shredded
• Blocks
• Spreads
• Liquid
• Others
   

Breakup by Country:

• Brazil
• Mexico
• Argentina
• Columbia
• Chile
• Peru
• Others
   

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players.

Key Questions Answered in This Report:

• How has the Latin America cheese market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
• What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the Latin America cheese market?
• What are the key regional markets?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the source?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the type?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the product?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the distribution channel?
• What is the breakup of the market based on the format?
• What are the various stages in the value chain of the industry?
• What are the key driving factors and challenges in the industry?
• What is the structure of the Latin America cheese market and who are the key players?
• What is the degree of competition in the industry?

1    Preface
2    Scope and Methodology 
    2.1    Objectives of the Study
    2.2    Stakeholders
    2.3    Data Sources
        2.3.1    Primary Sources
        2.3.2    Secondary Sources
    2.4    Market Estimation
        2.4.1    Bottom-Up Approach
        2.4.2    Top-Down Approach
    2.5    Forecasting Methodology
3    Executive Summary
4    Introduction
    4.1    Overview
    4.2    Key Industry Trends
5    Latin America Cheese Market
    5.1    Market Overview
    5.2    Market Performance
    5.3    Impact of COVID-19
    5.4    Market Forecast
6    Market Breakup by Source
    6.1    Cow Milk
        6.1.1 Market Trends
        6.1.2 Market Forecast
    6.2    Buffalo Milk
        6.2.1 Market Trends
        6.2.2 Market Forecast
    6.3    Goat Milk
        6.3.1 Market Trends
        6.3.2 Market Forecast
    6.4    Others
        6.4.1 Market Trends
        6.4.2 Market Forecast
7    Market Breakup by Type
    7.1    Natural
        7.1.1 Market Trends
        7.1.2 Market Forecast
    7.2    Processed
        7.2.1 Market Trends
        7.2.2 Market Forecast
8    Market Breakup by Product
    8.1   Mozzarella
        8.1.1 Market Trends
        8.1.2 Market Forecast
    8.2   Cheddar
        8.2.1 Market Trends
        8.2.2 Market Forecast
    8.3   Feta
        8.3.1 Market Trends
        8.3.2 Market Forecast
    8.4   Parmesan
        8.4.1 Market Trends
        8.4.2 Market Forecast
    8.5   Roquefort
        8.5.1 Market Trends
        8.5.2 Market Forecast
    8.6    Others
        8.6.1 Market Trends
        8.6.2 Market Forecast
9    Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
    9.1    Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
        9.1.1 Market Trends
        9.1.2 Market Forecast
    9.2    Convenience Stores
        9.2.1 Market Trends
        9.2.2 Market Forecast
    9.3    Specialty Stores
        9.3.1 Market Trends
        9.3.2 Market Forecast
    9.4    Online 
        9.4.1 Market Trends
        9.4.2 Market Forecast
    9.5    Others
        9.5.1 Market Trends
        9.5.2 Market Forecast
10   Market Breakup by Format
    10.1    Slices
        10.1.1 Market Trends
        10.1.2 Market Forecast
    10.2    Diced/Cubes
        10.2.1 Market Trends
        10.2.2 Market Forecast
    10.3    Shredded
        10.3.1 Market Trends
        10.3.2 Market Forecast
    10.4    Blocks
        10.4.1 Market Trends
        10.4.2 Market Forecast
    10.5    Spreads
        10.5.1 Market Trends
        10.5.2 Market Forecast
    10.6    Liquid
        10.6.1 Market Trends
        10.6.2 Market Forecast
    10.7    Others
        10.7.1 Market Trends
        10.7.2 Market Forecast
11    Market Breakup by Country
    11.1    Brazil
        11.1.1 Market Trends
        11.1.2 Market Breakup by Source
        11.1.3 Market Breakup by Type
        11.1.4 Market Breakup by Product
        11.1.5 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
        11.1.6 Market Breakup by Format
        11.1.7 Market Forecast
    11.2    Mexico
        11.2.1 Market Trends
        11.2.2 Market Breakup by Source
        11.2.3 Market Breakup by Type
        11.2.4 Market Breakup by Product
        11.2.5 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
        11.2.6 Market Breakup by Format
        11.2.7 Market Forecast
    11.3    Argentina
        11.3.1 Market Trends
        11.3.2 Market Breakup by Source
        11.3.3 Market Breakup by Type
        11.3.4 Market Breakup by Product
        11.3.5 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
        11.3.6 Market Breakup by Format
        11.3.7 Market Forecast
    11.4    Columbia
        11.4.1 Market Trends
        11.4.2 Market Breakup by Source
        11.4.3 Market Breakup by Type
        11.4.4 Market Breakup by Product
        11.4.5 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
        11.4.6 Market Breakup by Format
        11.4.7 Market Forecast
    11.5    Chile
        11.5.1 Market Trends
        11.5.2 Market Breakup by Source
        11.5.3 Market Breakup by Type
        11.5.4 Market Breakup by Product
        11.5.5 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
        11.5.6 Market Breakup by Format
        11.5.7 Market Forecast
    11.6    Peru
        11.6.1 Market Trends
        11.6.2 Market Breakup by Source
        11.6.3 Market Breakup by Type
        11.6.4 Market Breakup by Product
        11.6.5 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
        11.6.6 Market Breakup by Format
        11.6.7 Market Forecast
    11.7    Others
        11.7.1 Market Trends
        11.7.2 Market Breakup by Source
        11.7.3 Market Breakup by Type
        11.7.4 Market Breakup by Product
        11.7.5 Market Breakup by Distribution Channel
        11.7.6 Market Breakup by Format
        11.7.7 Market Forecast
12    SWOT Analysis
    12.1    Overview
    12.2    Strengths
    12.3    Weaknesses
    12.4    Opportunities
    12.5    Threats
13    Value Chain Analysis
14    Porters Five Forces Analysis
    14.1    Overview
    14.2    Bargaining Power of Buyers
    14.3    Bargaining Power of Suppliers
    14.4    Degree of Competition
    14.5    Threat of New Entrants
    14.6    Threat of Substitutes
15    Price Analysis
16    Policy and Regulatory Landscape
17    Competitive Landscape
    17.1    Market Structure
    17.2    Key Players
    17.3    Profiles of Key Players

List of Figures

Figure 1: Latin America: Cheese Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Latin America: Cheese Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015-2020
Figure 3: Latin America: Cheese Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 4: Latin America: Cheese Market: Breakup by Source (in %), 2020
Figure 5: Latin America: Cheese Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2020
Figure 6: Latin America: Cheese Market: Breakup by Product (in %), 2020
Figure 7: Latin America: Cheese Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2020
Figure 8: Latin America: Cheese Market: Breakup by Format (in %), 2020
Figure 9: Latin America: Cheese Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2020
Figure 10: Latin America: Cheese (Cow Milk) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 11: Latin America: Cheese (Cow Milk) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 12: Latin America: Cheese (Buffalo Milk) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 13: Latin America: Cheese (Buffalo Milk) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 14: Latin America: Cheese (Goat Milk) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 15: Latin America: Cheese (Goat Milk) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 16: Latin America: Cheese (Other Sources) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 17: Latin America: Cheese (Other Sources) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 18: Latin America: Cheese (Natural) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 19: Latin America: Cheese (Natural) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 20: Latin America: Cheese (Processed) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 21: Latin America: Cheese (Processed) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 22: Latin America: Cheese (Mozzarella) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 23: Latin America: Cheese (Mozzarella) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 24: Latin America: Cheese (Cheddar) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 25: Latin America: Cheese (Cheddar) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 26: Latin America: Cheese (Feta) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 27: Latin America: Cheese (Feta) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 28: Latin America: Cheese (Parmesan) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 29: Latin America: Cheese (Parmesan) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 30: Latin America: Cheese (Roquefort) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 31: Latin America: Cheese (Roquefort) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 32: Latin America: Cheese (Other Products) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 33: Latin America: Cheese (Other Products) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 34: Latin America: Cheese (Supermarkets and Hypermarkets) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 35: Latin America: Cheese (Supermarkets and Hypermarkets) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 36: Latin America: Cheese (Convenience Stores) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 37: Latin America: Cheese (Convenience Stores) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 38: Latin America: Cheese (Specialty Stores) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 39: Latin America: Cheese (Specialty Stores) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 40: Latin America: Cheese (Online) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 41: Latin America: Cheese (Online) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 42: Latin America: Cheese (Other Distribution Channels) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 43: Latin America: Cheese (Other Distribution Channels) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 44: Latin America: Cheese (Sliced) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 45: Latin America: Cheese (Sliced) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 46: Latin America: Cheese (Diced/Cubes) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 47: Latin America: Cheese (Diced/Cubes) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 48: Latin America: Cheese (Shredded) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 49: Latin America: Cheese (Shredded) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 50: Latin America: Cheese (Blocks) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 51: Latin America: Cheese (Blocks) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 52: Latin America: Cheese (Spreads) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 53: Latin America: Cheese (Spreads) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 54: Latin America: Cheese (Liquid) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 55: Latin America: Cheese (Liquid) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 56: Latin America: Cheese (Other Formats) Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 57: Latin America: Cheese (Other Formats) Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 58: Brazil: Cheese Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 59: Brazil: Cheese Market: Breakup by Source (in %), 2020
Figure 60: Brazil: Cheese Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2020
Figure 61: Brazil: Cheese Market: Breakup by Product (in %), 2020
Figure 62: Brazil: Cheese Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2020
Figure 63: Brazil: Cheese Market: Breakup by Format (in %), 2020
Figure 64: Brazil: Cheese Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 65: Mexico: Cheese Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 66: Mexico: Cheese Market: Breakup by Source (in %), 2020
Figure 67: Mexico: Cheese Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2020
Figure 68: Mexico: Cheese Market: Breakup by Product (in %), 2020
Figure 69: Mexico: Cheese Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2020
Figure 70: Mexico: Cheese Market: Breakup by Format (in %), 2020
Figure 71: Mexico: Cheese Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 72: Argentina: Cheese Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 73: Argentina: Cheese Market: Breakup by Source (in %), 2020
Figure 74: Argentina: Cheese Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2020
Figure 75: Argentina: Cheese Market: Breakup by Product (in %), 2020
Figure 76: Argentina: Cheese Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2020
Figure 77: Argentina: Cheese Market: Breakup by Format (in %), 2020
Figure 78: Argentina: Cheese Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 79: Columbia: Cheese Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 80: Columbia: Cheese Market: Breakup by Source (in %), 2020
Figure 81: Columbia: Cheese Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2020
Figure 82: Columbia: Cheese Market: Breakup by Product (in %), 2020
Figure 83: Columbia: Cheese Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2020
Figure 84: Columbia: Cheese Market: Breakup by Format (in %), 2020
Figure 85: Columbia: Cheese Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 86: Chile: Cheese Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 87: Chile: Cheese Market: Breakup by Source (in %), 2020
Figure 88: Chile: Cheese Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2020
Figure 89: Chile: Cheese Market: Breakup by Product (in %), 2020
Figure 90: Chile: Cheese Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2020
Figure 91: Chile: Cheese Market: Breakup by Format (in %), 2020
Figure 92: Chile: Cheese Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 93: Peru: Cheese Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 94: Peru: Cheese Market: Breakup by Source (in %), 2020
Figure 95: Peru: Cheese Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2020
Figure 96: Peru: Cheese Market: Breakup by Product (in %), 2020
Figure 97: Peru: Cheese Market: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in %), 2020
Figure 98: Peru: Cheese Market: Breakup by Format (in %), 2020
Figure 99: Peru: Cheese Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 100: Others: Cheese Market: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2015 & 2020
Figure 101: Others: Cheese Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Figure 102: Latin America: Cheese Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 103: Latin America: Cheese Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 104: Latin America: Cheese Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

List of Tables

Table 1: Latin America: Cheese Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2020 and 2026
Table 2: Latin America: Cheese Market Forecast: Breakup by Source (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Table 3: Latin America: Cheese Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Table 4: Latin America: Cheese Market Forecast: Breakup by Product (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Table 5: Latin America: Cheese Market Forecast: Breakup by Distribution Channel (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Table 6: Latin America: Cheese Market Forecast: Breakup by Format (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Table 7: Latin America: Cheese Market Forecast: Breakup by Country (in ‘000 Metric Tons), 2021-2026
Table 8: Latin America: Cheese Market: Competitive Structure
Table 9: Latin America: Cheese Market: Key Players