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By Youssef Sourgo
Morocco World News
Casablanca, July 5, 2013
In order to answer Moroccan consumers’ increasing demands for milk in Ramadan, Morocco has built up a substantial stock of over 120 million liters of milk, noted daily La Vie Eco on Thursday.
Centrale Litière, one of Morocco’s leading dairy companies, allegedly imported over 16,000 tons of milk two weeks in advance of the holy month.
Jaouda, another leading dairy industry in the kingdom, reported an import increase of 40% compared to its customary imports during the rest of the year.
All in all, Morocco has accumulated a stock of 120 million liters for the holy month of Ramadan, 96 million liters of which are fresh pasteurized milk and 22 million liters are UHT milk.
Statistics published by La Vie Eco show that Moroccans consume about 2 million liters of fresh pasteurized milk per day. UHT milk consumption also increases by 50% during Ramadan, which is between 400,000 and 450,000 liters per day.
However, despite the noticeable increase in Moroccans’ milk consumption in Ramadan, Morocco still has not reached the average milk consumption set by the World Health Organization (WHO), which is 90 liters per capita annually.
Since the average Moroccan consumes only between 45 and 50 liters per year, the kingdom ranks low in terms of milk consumption compared to developed countries such as the U.S., where the average American consumes around 110 liters of milk annually.
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