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Table 2 Main indicators of the dairy chains in the maghreb countries (2010)

From: The dairy chains in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia): from self sufficiency options to food dependency?

 

Algeria

Morocco

Tunisia

Number of cattle (x 1,000)

1,600

2,800

600

Pure breed dairy cattle (%)

17

23

55

Cattle milk output (× 103 tons)

1,811

1,900

1,059

Non cattle milk in the overall milk output (%)

21.3

5.1

3.7

Formal milk collection rate (%)

14

65

63

Number of industrial milk processing units

144

44

41

Average annual milk consumption (kg per capita)

100

55

110

Self sufficiency rate in dairy products (%)

49

89

95

  1. Source: FAO STAT, 2012 and national statistics compiled by the authors.