A Bord Bia trade mission to Algeria and Morocco from 2 to 7 November will focus on promoting Irish dairy products. It is being led by the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed.

Algeria is the largest dairy consumer in the Maghreb region and one of the world’s biggest importers of milk powder, ranked second behind China. Dairy consumption is increasing significantly due to rapid population growth estimated at 2% growth annually.

Equally, demand for dairy products in Morocco is set to increase due to its favourable economic and demographic indicators.

Demand for all categories within the dairy sector there is growing by between 2% and 4%.