USGC介绍乳品Development Program to Southeast Asia

In Southeast Asia (SEA), small-scale dairy farms are struggling to survive due to increased feed prices even though demand for fresh milk and dairy products are on the rise in the region.

To help, theU.S. Grains Council (USGC)is promoting the use of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a more cost-effective solution.

This method demonstrates to farmers that they can increase performance while decreasing cost.

USGC will also provide auxiliary support and technical expertise to maximize thehigher quality feedand eventually improve farmers’ livelihoods.

东南亚USGC地区营销专家Chuin Shern Lee说：“乳制品是东南亚增长最快的牲畜行业之一，比其他行业相对年轻。”

“The dairy industry can offer more opportunities for USGC to grow the demand for commodities like DDGS and corn.”

USGC’s SEA office recently teamed up with a local milk processor and the Department of Veterinary Services Malaysia (DVS) to deliver feed education to farms in the Malaysian state of Johor. Malaysia consumes 69.4 million liters of milk per year.

USGC visited a milk collection center and four small-scale dairy farms in Ulu Tiram, Johor, in late January to gather data and survey farmers there to better understand the challenges they are facing.

The focus will shift to larger-scale commercial dairy farms during February to gain a different perspective. With more perspective, the office hopes to reach its goal of replicating the educational program in larger markets like Indonesia where milk consumption reaches 4.3 billion liters annually.

Historically, powdered milk has dominated the market due to the lack of local availability of quality fresh milk.

Producing fresh milk locally has presented challenges for producers as insufficient husbandry knowledge and access to quality feed stunts milk yields.

Learn more about USGC's work in Southeast Asia.