US Dairy Exports Losing Ground in Indonesia
U.S. dairy exports to Indonesia, an important destination for U.S. dairy, are falling due to congestion at U.S. ports and limited container availability, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service said in an Oct. 27 report. The port congestion…
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is contributing to “longer waiting times” and resulting in longer shipment lead times, and USDA expects congestion to continue for the rest of the year. But the agency said European seaports aren’t facing the same shipping issues, and Indonesian dairy importers are beginning to instead source from Europe and Oceania “to capitalize on cost efficiency and [meet] production demand.” Imports from both regions have “increased significantly” as about 81% of Indonesia’s consumed dairy products are imported, USDA said.