Fluid milk consumption rises only 13.3 mmt, so most of the production increase is channeled into manufactured dairy products. Cheese and butter production increase each year, 1.6 and 1.3 percent, respectively. Production of WMP and NFD grows at roughly half the rate of butter. Given the stable income growth in most countries after 2000 and falling real prices for cheese, per capita consumption is projected to grow steadily in many countries. Increased cheese demand in countries with well-developed dairy sectors, such as the United States, EU, Australia, and New Zealand, is largely met by domestic production.
International suppliers satisfy much of the growth in cheese demand in Asia.
Though total butter consumption in modeled countries is projected to grow 16.1 percent over the next decade, per capita consumption will remain flat or trend downward in most countries. Nearly 90 percent of the increase in butter consumption occurs in India.