GCC Dairy Market Growth, Demand and Challenges of the Key Industry Players 2024-2032
                     GCC Dairy Market 
Research and Forecast 
Report 2024-2032
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Accord ing  to  the  la tes t  repor t  by  IMARC Group ,  t i t led  "  GCC Dai ry  Market :  
Industry  Trends,  Share ,  S ize ,  Growth,  Oppor tuni ty  and Forecas t  2024 -
2032 ,"  t he   GCC da i ry  marke t  s ize  reached  US$  10 .1  B i l l ion  in  2023 .
Factors Af fect ing the Growth of  the GCC Dairy Industry:
Changing Consumer Preferences and Li festyle:
Report In  recen t  years ,  consumer  p re fe rences  in  the  GCC have  s ign i f i can t l y  evo lved  
w i th  a  g rowing  focus  on  hea l th ie r  and  more  va r ied  d ie t s .  Moreover ,  t he  sh i f t  
Highlight and toward  hea l th -consc iousness  and  in te rna t iona l  cu l ina ry  in f luences  have  fue led  
the  demand fo r  da i ry  p roduc ts  tha t  o f fe r  spec i f i c  hea l th  bene f i t s .  
Description Prob io t i c  yogur t ,  lac tose - f ree  mi lk ,  and  fo r t i f ied  da i ry  i t ems have  a lso  ga ined  t rac t ion  as  consumers  seek  op t ions  tha t  a l i gn  w i th  the i r  d ie ta ry  cho ices .  Th is  
d r ive r  re f lec ts  an  evo lv ing  consumer  landscape  where  da i ry  p roducers  mus t  
ca te r  t o  a  d i ve rse  a r ray  o f  d ie ta ry  needs  and  p re fe rences  to  rema in  
compet i t i ve  and  meet  the  demands  o f  an  inc reas ing ly  cosmopo l i t an  and  hea l th -
consc ious  popu la t ion .
Favorable Government In i t iat ives for  Dairy Sel f -Suff ic iency:
Governmen ts  o f  severa l  GCC na t ions  have  in i t ia ted  amb i t ious  p lans  to  ach ieve  
se l f - su f f i c iency in  da i ry  p roduc t ion .  I n  add i t ion ,  i nves tments  in  domest i c  da i ry  
fa rms,  s ta te -o f - the -a r t  p rocess ing  fac i l i t ie s ,  and  resea rch  and  deve lopment  
Report have  bo ls te red  loca l  p roduc t ion  capab i l i t ies .  
The  goa l  i s  t o  reduce  re l iance  on  da i ry  impor t s ,  ensu r ing  a  s tab le  and  secu re  
Highlight and supp ly  o f  da i ry  p roduc ts  fo r  t he  reg ion 's  expand ing  popu la t ion .  These  government -d r i ven  in i t i a t i ves  s t reng then  the  da i ry  sec to r 's  res i l ience ,  p romote  
economic  d i ve rs i f i ca t ion ,  enhance  food  secu r i t y ,  and  con t r ibu te  to  the  c rea t ion  
Description o f  l oca l  jobs  and  the  deve lopment  o f  an  au tonomous  da i ry  i ndus t ry  w i th in  the  
GCC reg ion .
Rapid Growth in the Tourism and Hospital i ty  Industry Growth:
The rap id  expans ion  o f  t he  tou r ism and  hosp i ta l i t y  indus t ry  i n  va r ious  GCC 
coun t r ies  has  augmen ted  the  demand fo r  da i ry  p roduc ts .  As the  reg ion  a t t rac ts  
a  r i s ing  number  o f  t ou r is t s  and  expa t r ia tes ,  the  hosp i ta l i t y  sec to r  p laces  
g rea te r  impo r tance  on  o f fe r ing  a  w ide  a r ray  o f  da i ry -based  d ishes  and  
beverages .
Th is  r i se  in  foodserv i ce  demand ex tends  to  ho te ls ,  res tauran ts ,  ca fes ,  and  
a i r l i ne  ca te r ing ,  c rea t ing  s ign i f i can t  oppor tun i t i es  fo r  da i ry  p roducers  and  
supp l ie rs .  The  g rowth  o f  t he  tou r ism and  hosp i ta l i t y  i ndus t ry  has ,  i n  tu rn ,  
spur red  the  expans ion  o f  t he  da i ry  marke t  i n  the  GCC,  w i th  da i ry  p roduc ts  
becoming  essen t ia l  componen ts  o f  menus  ta i l o red  to  d ive rse  in te rna t iona l  
Report tas tes .
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Description
Report Description
GCC Dairy Market Trends:
The GCC dai ry industry  is  cur ren t ly  exper ienc ing s ign i f icant  growth dr iven by the reg ion 's expanding 
populat ion,  r is ing d isposable incomes,  and changing d ie tary  preferences.  As consumers seek 
heal th ier  and more d iverse food opt ions,  da i ry products  such as mi lk ,  yogurt ,  and cheese have 
become stap le  choices.  Apar t  f rom th is ,  severa l  favorab le  government in i t ia t ives to  promote se l f -
suf f ic iency in  da i ry product ion is  foster ing substant ia l  investments in  domest ic  da i ry  farms and 
processing  faci l i t ies ,  reduc ing re l iance on imports and prope l l ing the market  growth.  
Fur thermore,  the emerg ing heal th  and wel lness t rend has accelerated the consumpt ion of  funct iona l  
da i ry products  l ike  prob io t ics  and for t i f ied mi lk ,  cater ing to  heal th-consc ious consumers and thus 
suppor t ing market  growth.
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Breakup by Product:
• Liquid Mi lk
• Cheese
• Laban
• Yogurt  and Curd
• Butter and Clar ifi ed Butter
Report • Others
Segmentation
Breakup by Distribution Channel:
• Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
• Convenience Stores
• Special ist  Retai lers
• Onl ine Stores
• Others
Breakup by Application:
• Bakery and Confectionary
• Clinical  Nutr i t ion
• Frozen Food
• Others
Report 
Breakup by Country:
Segmentation
• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Qatar
• Oman
• Kuwait
• Bahrain
• Al A in Farms
• Al Rawabi Dairy Company
• Almarai  Company
• Arla Foods amba
Competitive 
• Fonterra Co -operat ive Group L imited
Landscape • Lactal is  Group
• Nat ional  Agr icultural  Development Company 
with Key (NADEC)
Players • Nestlé S.A.
• Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff  Company (SADAFCO)
• Al Safi  -  Danone
• GCMMF.
How has the GCC dairy market performed so far and 
how will it perform in the coming years?
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the GCC 
dairy market?
Key What are the key regional markets?
Questions 
What is the breakup of the market based on the 
Answered in product?
the Report What is the breakup of the market based on the 
distribution channel?
What is the breakup of the market based on the 
application?
What are the various stages in the value chain of 
the industry?
What are the key driving factors and challenges in 
the industry?
Key What is the structure of the GCC dairy market and 
who are the key players?
Questions 
Answered in What is the degree of competition in the industry?
the Report
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2     S c o p e  a n d  M e t h o d o l o g y
    2 . 1     O b j e c t i v e s  o f  t h e  S t u d y
    2 . 2     S t a k e h o l d e r s
    2 . 3     D a t a  S o u r c e s
        2 . 3 . 1     P r i m a r y  S o u r c e s
        2 . 3 . 2     S e c o n d a r y  S o u r c e s
    2 . 4     M a r k e t  E s t i m a t i o n
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3     E x e c u t i v e  S u m m a r y
4     I n t r o d u c t i o n
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    5 . 2     M a r k e t  P e r f o r m a n c e
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    5 . 4     M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
6      M a r k e t  B r e a k u p  b y  P r o d u c t
    6 . 1     L i q u i d  M i l k  
        6 . 1 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        6 . 1 . 2  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
    6 . 2     C h e e s e
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    6 . 4     Y o g u r t  a n d  C u r d
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    6 . 5     B u t t e r  a n d  C l a r i f i e d  B u t t e r   
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    6 . 6     O t h e r s
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7     M a r k e t  B r e a k u p  b y  D i s t r i b u t i o n  C h a n n e l
    7 . 1     S u p e r m a r k e t s  a n d  H y p e r m a r k e t s
Table of         7 . 1 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s        7 . 1 . 2  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
    7 . 2     C o n v e n i e n c e  S t o r e s
        7 . 2 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
Contents         7 . 2 . 2  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t    7 . 3     S p e c i a l i s t  R e t a i l e r s
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8     M a r k e t  B r e a k u p  b y  A p p l i c a t i o n
    8 . 1     B a k e r y  a n d  C o n f e c t i o n a r y
        8 . 1 . 1  M a r k e t  T r e n d s
        8 . 1 . 2  M a r k e t  F o r e c a s t
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