Source: CAROLINA-VIRGINIA FARMER, 11/1/13

Chinese demand for imported ultra-high temperature milk – milk heat-treated and packaged to provide a 9-12-month shelf life without refrigeration – is an opportunity for U.S. milk producers, the U.S. Dairy Export Council reports in a new study.

Consumption jumped from nearly 18 million lbs. in 2010 to a forecast 331 million lbs. this year, USDEC says, with demand scenarios suggesting that China's appetite for imported UHT milk could grow fourfold to more than 1.3 billion lbs. by 2020.

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