Dairy Produce Wholesaling in Australia Industry Market Research Report Now Updated by IBISWorld
Melbourne, Australia (PRWEB) October 14, 2014 -- A major shift in the dairy supply chain has hurt the operators in the Dairy Produce Wholesaling industry in Australia. Wholesalers were once an integral part of the chain, acting as a key link between manufacturers and retailers. According to IBISWorld analyst Brooke Tonkin, “the increasing dominance of the major supermarkets and rising consolidation among dairy manufacturers has created a major problem for the industry.” Wholesale bypass and downward price pressure are causing industry revenue to decline at an estimated annualised 3.1% over the five years through 2014-15, to reach $3.21 billion.
The major supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths, have immense operating scale. This has contributed to increasing wholesale bypass over the past five years. The supermarkets have used their size to exert an increasing degree of control over the supply chain, by dealing directly with manufacturers. This has drastically reduced the need for dairy produce wholesalers over the past five years, contributing to the industry's decline. “Rising domestic milk prices have increased purchase costs for the industry over the past five years,” says Tonkin. However, wholesalers have generally been unable to pass these rising prices on to customers, due to downward price pressure from food retailers competing with the major supermarkets. This has contributed to falling profit margins over the past five years. The industry exhibits low levels of market share concentration.
The food-services sector has become a small beacon for the industry over the past five years. Increasingly busy consumer lifestyles, rising incomes and a growing trend towards eating outside the home have contributed to strong growth within the food-service sector. The fragmented nature of the food-service sector discourages manufacturers from entering into direct purchase agreements with these customers, which has benefited the Dairy Produce Wholesaling industry. A shift among wholesalers towards these customers is anticipated to marginally lift industry revenue by 0.5% in 2014-15. Dairy produce wholesalers will continue to contend with increasing wholesale bypass over the next five years. As manufacturers become larger, they are anticipated to focus on export markets themselves rather than going through wholesalers acting as trade agents. This will severely reduce the industry's growth opportunities.
For more information, visit IBISWorld’s Dairy Produce Wholesaling industry in Australia report page.
This industry consists of businesses that primarily wholesale dairy products, acting as the intermediary between manufacturers and retailers. Dairy products include milk, cheese, cream, butter, yoghurt, powdered milk, dairy desserts and ice cream.
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