Table 3. Structure of the domestic dairy product market (drinking milk vs. processed dairy products)

Category	Raw milk usage share (%)	Major products	Growth trend	Dependence on imports	Industrial characteristics
Drinking milk (fluid milk)	45–50	White milk, flavored milk	Stagnant or declining	Low (<10%)	Domestic raw-milk–centered market
Processed dairy products (cheese, milk powders, butter, fermented dairy, ice cream, etc.)	50–55	Cheese, powders, butter, fermented products, ice cream	Steady growth	Very high (cheese: 70%–80%)	Supply chain increasingly oriented toward imported raw materials
Imported finished products (UHT milk, cheese)	-	UHT milk, natural cheese	Rapid growth	-	Rapid expansion of the low-cost UHT milk segment

UHT, ultra high temperature.