Canned milk powder prices rise instead of rising Abbott prices overall

Recently, the price of imported milk powder with a price per ton higher than that of domestically produced milk powder was between 3,000 and 4,000 yuan. It was almost like taking a laxative. The price dropped from 36,000 to 38,000 yuan/ton from June to July this year to 28,000 yuan to 29,000 yuan/ton. According to common sense, the price of imported raw materials dropped, and the price of retail milk powder should also fall back. However, the news from Quanzhou Wyeth, Abbott, and Mead Johnson’s three ocean milk powder distributors showed that Quanzhou’s foreign milk powder prices did not fall.

Causes oversupply lead to diving

Recently, the reporter asked the three distributors of imported powdered milk powder as purchasers of food plants. The quoted price was no more than 30,000 yuan/ton, and the lowest quotation was 28,000 yuan/ton. One of the dealers even said: "If you want more, I will give you a cheaper 500 yuan / ton, only plans to return funds."

The famous dairy expert Wang Dingmian said in an interview with the media a few days ago: “The days of importing bulk bales powder distributors are really not good enough. Individual companies have even faced the risk of breaking the capital chain and are too poor to pay customs duties.”

Wang Dingmian said that the imported milk powder fell very rapidly. At present, the price of domestic milk powder is about 26,000 to 27,000 yuan/ton, which is almost the same. The relevant personnel of the imported raw milk powder trade said that the main customers of domestic milk powder importers are mainly domestic dairy product companies. The main reason for the price jump is due to oversupply. As an importer, the cycle of purchasing raw milk powder from foreign countries takes about four months. The milk powder currently sold was actually placed under the auction market in June because the market demand was strong, so the importers' expectations for the second half of the year were also comparable. High, excessive orders caused the current oversupply and triggered price diving.

"This year, as many biscuits, candy, ice cream manufacturers suddenly reduced the purchase of milk powder, a direct impact on the sales of imported milk powder, which is one of the reasons for the price increase caused by oversupply." Wang Ding cotton analysis believes. The reporter learned from a food production plant that due to rising sugar prices in the past two years and the country’s tightening control over the use of various types of food additives, production costs have risen greatly and companies have become overwhelmed, so they can only adjust product structures, etc. Ways to try internal digestion. An industry insider who did not wish to be named further veiled the mystery: "In fact, they (food factory people) are using whey powder in large quantities instead of milk powder."

Market Quanzhou milk powder prices are not reduced

Raw milk powder prices, imported canned milk powder will lower prices? Yesterday, the reporter visited the major shopping malls in the urban area and discovered that the prices of 900 cans of Wyeth and Abbott’s milk powder had risen. However, the wholesale price of Mead Johnson had not been adjusted this year, but the prices of individual shopping malls have dropped.

"Abbott's immediate preparations, the current overall, milk powder prices are raised overall. The first phase of the big cans rose about 6%, the fourth phase of about 4%." Abbott responsible for the spring Relevant sales personnel said that their milk powder is imported into the whole can, so it should not be affected by the price of imported powdered milk. Most of the imported milk powder is also absorbed by some food production units. Therefore, the impact on the canned foreign milk powder market should be It is limited.

“Mead Johnson has not seen price adjustments since this year, and there should not be adjustments in the future, because at present, it is still out of stock from the market.” Mead Johnson's distributors in Quanzhou said that price cuts at individual malls may be just promotional activities. Their prices did not change.

“We have individual formula milk powder prices.” Wyeth distributors in the spring, said they only a small part of the imported milk powder cans, most of them are imported.

So, why does the retail price of milk powder not rise? Related industry sources believe that, first of all, this brand of milk powder can not be easily reduced prices, but also may be affected by freight and market demand will not reduce prices. “Price is sometimes an affirmation of the brand. It will not be reduced if it is not a last resort. In addition, most of the raw materials for imported milk powder are sold to food manufacturers and sold less to the brand of milk powder.”