Core Insights - Saudi Arabia's milk and dairy product exports reached approximately 39 billion Saudi Riyals in the first nine months of 2025, with projections of 48 billion Riyals for 2024 and 42 billion Riyals for 2023, totaling over 130 billion Riyals in exports over the past three years [1] Export Data - The United Arab Emirates is the largest importer of Saudi dairy products, with total imports amounting to about 40 billion Riyals, followed by Kuwait (26 billion Riyals), Oman (13 billion Riyals), Bahrain (11 billion Riyals), Iraq (approximately 10 billion Riyals), Jordan (9.97 billion Riyals), and Yemen (8.37 billion Riyals) [1] Production Capacity - By the end of the first half of 2025, the number of dairy and infant formula production facilities in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach 218 [1] Trade Agreements - A protocol signed between Saudi Arabia and China in May last year approved the export of 13 types of dairy products, including infant formula [1]

Group 1 - Ekoniva, Russia's largest dairy group, has opened its first brand store in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, on May 28, 2025, primarily selling natural dairy products and coffee beverages [2] - Ekoniva began supplying dairy products to China in the summer of 2020, marking the start of its market entry [4] - The company established a representative office in Xi'an in September 2023 and announced plans for railway transport of products starting in January 2024, with the first shipment being ultra-high-temperature sterilized milk [5] Group 2 - Ekoniva plans to promote its products through social media and e-commerce platforms, offering a range of ultra-high-temperature sterilized milk and cream with varying fat contents, and aims to increase its export varieties, focusing on semi-hard and hard cheeses [6] - The domestic dairy market is facing significant pressure due to declining milk prices, with a report indicating that 90% of the industry is experiencing losses, and the average price of fresh milk has dropped by 10.5% year-on-year [9] - Despite a previous surge in demand for Russian products in China, the sustainability of consumer interest in Ekoniva's offerings remains uncertain, as some consumers have expressed that the products lack distinctiveness [10]