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good luck said which is good for though she will do it. oh goose, additional b, loan all in percent. we want to put us through google o. grocery shopping. used to be simple. you get your mill, get your eggs and you get them. meet them. bread today, there are apparently new food categories being created and it's expanding what we had previously known as just milk. all men, milk, cash, milk, milk, soy milk, rice milk, coconut milk have milk. who knew there are so many. i'm christy i and you're watching the cost of everything. and today we're going to be diving into the milk industry and taking a look at the cost of producing these plant based milks versus your traditional cow's milk. ah,
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non dairy milk options has skyrocketed in popularity over the last couple of years for a variety of reasons. of course, you have those who are lactose intolerant, but there's also a rising number of the population going vegan or dairy free. dairy mil consumption has declined in the u. s. over the past 7 decades. where in 19 seventies the per capita consumption of cups per day was point $96.00 cups to only point $49.00 cups per day in 2019. but even so the u. s. still ranked 3rd across the globe in terms of mill consumption. that you a 2nd and india is at the top, drinking about $85000000.00 metric tons of milk a year. india is the world's largest producer of milk and also the largest consumer . and not just for dietary reasons, hindus use milk and its products for religious purposes because it is believed to
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have purifying qualities. d is used in lamps for rituals. milk is used to bathe on special occasions. and it's a part of a hindu life from the infants 1st food to the last rituals after death. the vast majority of india's milk production is sourced from water buffaloes instead of cows . and nearly all the milk produced is consumed domestically. very products like yogurt, cheese and g r. staple foods in india where a large number of vegetarians depend on dairy as a key source of protein in their diets. this is in contrast to china, where asian people are genetically predisposed to be lactose intolerant. around 92 percent of adults, including myself, suffer from lactose intolerance in china. in 2021, the chinese population consumed on average 14.4 kilograms of milk and dairy products per person. now that is relatively low figure compared to other countries
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worldwide. however, the chinese government is play an important role in promoting dairy consumption in china, launching programs to provide each child with a cup of free milk at school. this goes hand in hand with the growing health awareness, especially after the covert pandemic of the nutritional benefits and dairy products such as calcium facilitating digestion and boosting the immunity system. so rather than drinking liquid milk which is not agreeable, the chinese market is turning towards adult powdered milk. this is a functional product aimed at addressing the specific nutritional and digestive needs a certain adult groups and makes it easier to consume. despite its tremendous growth in recent years, per capita consumption still remains low. so now let's bring in doctor silverman sharla was scientific director of the agrifood analytics. so doctor, 1st of all, is milk actually healthy and good for you? why is it such a popular drink in the west?
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because keep in mind, humans are literally the only man on the world that still drinks milk past infancy . there is no other species that drink milk into adulthood. so why do we do this? and is it really good for you? well, i mean, you have to go back hundreds of years. i mean they, it's really more cultural. we as humans, at some point we decided to, to give us, give ourselves access to, to healthy animal proteins. gus, many years ago we did do a lot of manual labor, we needed strength, and so we associated proteins with strength. and so that's why, of course having cows is, was actually quite beneficial for, for people working essentially. and of course, dairy products came afterwards, the yogurt and for mentation, the cheeses. all that stuff came about i'd say about 500 years ago when we decided
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to kind of do something with butter, fat, and, and milk. and it never left. it came mostly from, from europe and it got transferred over to north america. and one of our, all the growth hormones that are in milk these days is that something that people should be aware of that steroid hormones and growth hormones used on taos will pass on into the milk and subsequently to you. i actually growth hormones are illegal in canada, they are legal and am i it states. but the studies show that there's no risk for humans at all. and about 5 percent of dairy farms in the west do use growth hormones. and so i, i don't see, or at least so research suggests that the use of growth almost doesn't represent a food safety hazard for humans, at least not at this point. is there
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a clear difference or advantage between populations who consume a lot of milk versus those who do not? not really, i mean, it's more of studious culture food. it food is all about tradition as well. so you kind of have to appreciate those aspects of food we do, we eat certain things, not because what we like or i just it's part of our culture essentially. and over time, those habits have been embedded into our, if you go to other places or on the wall where it just ate a basin away from animal proteins in general in the western world, specifically. and so people are looking for and that's why there are alternatives and plant base products, vegetable proteins are becoming more popular. it seems like we've been told a lot of myths growing up about milk, saying that it has
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a lot of calcium to build strong bonds. now a sweeter study suggest than drinking more milk, not only increases mortality, but also increase the risk of fracture. what do you make of this? i, i haven't seen that study actually, and to be honest, i, here's the thing about dairy research. a lot of it is funded by the dairy industry so, so a lot of studies will support certain narrative and, and yet you always have to be careful with, with the study. so if it's a one off, it doesn't, it doesn't tell you much, but they are if there are several, if you could duck a, met the analysis and then you realize that several studies, actually i've come up to the with the same conclusion, then that's a bit of a head scratcher 2 years ago, canada has decided to, ah, name a water drink of choice. when for 50 years it was milk to drink of choice. so that
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was a bit of a departure that really didn't go well with the dairy sector. but i think over time, as the food guide becomes more institutionalized, we are expecting more people to, to move away from slower milk banking. so my stock i sell than shiela, blah. dr. salesman will stick around because after the break we will analyze who is the biggest contributor to the overall waste and earth pollution? is it daring production or plant and base milk factories? what do you think? well, have the answer when we come back. ah
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was to explore and conquer these harsh lands. they had no time to think about waste management now and legacy could remain for centuries. get my choice of so with because she systems is going to plenty of scope. i don't really tune with deal to of issue ah, welcome back to the cost of everything. dairy farming is one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions globally. now this has prompted many to switch to a plant based milk, which is similar and taste like sawyer all meant, but is non dairy milk really better for the environment. let's take a look at the 3 major categories, emissions, land use, and water use. dairy farming releases harmful gases like methane,
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c o 2 and nitrous oxide into the atmosphere with some of the biggest sources coming from renew or management and food growth. so the impact of one glass of barry milk would cost about point 6 kilograms in admission. in contrast, plant and base milk for the same amount would admit about point 2 kilograms of gases in terms of land use. dairy farming is very intensive. more than 2 thirds of the world, agricultural land is used for livestock, mainly dairy and beef cows. this causes soil erosion, overgrazing, top soil loss that could take decades to replace. so how would need about point 1.5 square meters of raising land to produce a glass of milk. meanwhile, plant based milk has a minimum land usage. it would cost less than point 3 square meters to grow enough rice or soil or oh, or not for a single glass of milk. and finally,
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water usage is high for dairy cows to raise them, grow cow feet and manage manure. dairy processing plants also require water and the run off from the manure can cause water pollution into the water sources. it takes about a $120.00 leaders of water to sustain a cow to make a glass of milk. meanwhile, plants also require water to grow, but not as much. almond take the lot of water, but only about 80 leaders to produce a glass of milk. rice would take about 40 leaders to grow and the global market for plant based dairy is now currently growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 13.3 percent when the market value of 53900000000 by 2028. this, however, is still quite small compared to the overall dairy market, which reached almost 490000000000 in 2020. however,
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the asian market is already on board, as the soy and almond milk markets have been strong there traditionally. so i has long been a staple in chinese and japanese diets, and now increasingly asian consumers are turning towards plant based milks so they can satisfy their taste for something creamy and milky. but also avoid lactose intolerance symptoms and drink a high calories. in 2020 china's milk alternative market was $8500000000.00. while the u. s. was only 3100000000. and now we have dr. sylvan shilo boy, back with us. thank you so much, dr. now there's been a lot of arguments saying that plan base milk are better for the environment than traditional milk. do you think this is true, especially when you add in all the water and fertilize and everything it takes to grow enough almonds or caches to make these not milks? so yeah, to your point, it depends of the source. so i would say that when it comes to dairy alternatives,
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old milk has probably the upper hand. oh, doesn't really quite a lot of water, but when you look at all means, for example, the case is much weaker. so it really depends of the source of, of the product itself. really, when with tofu, for example, with sonya, the case is fairly strong there. i mean, there are, when did the environmental footprint of some products are actually typically much better than, than, than, than milk or dairy products in general. now, well, no gall turn is ever replaced conditional. now, when it is cheap, our tip is ripped. replace. i don't think it's i think they're just 2 different products, sir, but i do think that the dairy is facing some major headwinds for, for a couple reasons. one, the environment for i think the case cannot be better overtime, but other cases are going to be bettered. and secondly, animal welfare, i mean,
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if you bid on a dairy farm and you understand dairy genetics, i mean it will throw a lot of people off. i grew up on a farm. my i know howled milk is done is made. and how you impregnate? a cow, but if you explain that to say a city dweller, someone who's never been on a farm, that person may get upset with some of things you say are you explain how all our farmers actually operate? and so, as you learn more about dairy farming, and i often say that the dairy farmers, i mean, yeah, you want to advocate and, and show transparency but may be said girls won't like what you're showing to them . and so there's that going on. animal welfare is a big deal. i think it's it also of course health health is a big one. and finally, social economics, the price that we are seeing a major difference between the, between different price points we, we don't know,
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we don't think that annual proteins are going to get any cheaper. however, all tutors are likely gonna get cheaper. so if you're on a tight budget, you may reconsider your options. and do you think plant mace melts are, do you think it's simply a fad or do you think that the market segment has a high growth potential? i think as, yeah, i think, i mean, you're already there, it's double digits the last 3 years and i don't think that's going to change is it's going to continue to grow. i think. yeah, there is a movement towards alternatives for shore. your see, you see that the grocery store, there's more space dedicated to their alternatives. now what is martini is tempered is a glass of regular milk or non dairy milk chin. and generally speaking, which one is more expensive? because there's because you have subsidies in there. i'm and america subsidizes
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it's dairy industry. can it canada subsidizes? it's their industry. there's a court, a system. i mean, it's a, it's, are, it's a hard question to answer because it's just hard to compare really, like as dary alternatives, the price you pay, the grocery store is, is a pure net price there. there's no state interference or very little wise dairy. it's heavily subsidize, so if you actually stops a subsidization, you'll see the true cost of dairy, which is something we don't see right now. so excuse market conditions. and what do you think is healthier? not milk plant milks or traditional dairy milks, do non dairy alternate as have all of the nutritional benefits. gwyle i, we're, we're actually a hybrid household. we actually drink everything. we're, we're either because we, we want choice. and i think that's really the,
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the challenge here. i think it's important to democratize animal protein and allow consumers to decide and not to impose in their space for small farmers to succeed and innovate within the mel cartel. and do they have the consumers as a priority in their minds in canada? it stuff. yeah, it's very tough. i mean the, the dairy lobby in canada is incredibly powerful. they, they will squash any met. you guys have way more choices way. busy more choices i and frankly, the quality is actually better. i'll be honest with you. the quality is much better in u. s. i actually lived in florida for 6 months last year and i couldn't believe the butter and a yogurt. it just stays difference here because of the cartel. everyone produces mill the same way and they make money. they don't really have the consumer on their
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minds at all. why in america you don't have a choice. you have to really think about the consumer. is non dairy market, a competitive one, it's getting there. it's getting very up there. so there's some economies of scales . and i actually think that over time it will only become more competitive. why thank the milk industry spend so much time convincing me that milk is good for you . why? i? well, 1st of all, so he, canada, they spent about $150000000.00 convincing us that milk is better, it's a, it's actually when you think about it, it's $9.00 per capita. there's no other budget like that. it's the largest marketing budget we've ever seen in canada. it's just, it's mind boggling. and it's really about reinforcement. it's up, it's about really getting are, there are message out there and it's more about image. it's not just about getting people to think that milk is healthy, it's about image. and so whenever you see
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a producer dumping milk, they did, they want you and i to forget about it and think about the blue cow. are in the fill, you know, walk it around nicely. that's what they want you to think about. they don't want you to think about the nasty stuff. that's why they spend aren't $50000000.00. thank you so much. dr. sylvan shiela, blah, for your time and insights to day. so who are the winners and losers here? well, as the new product line, non dairy milks are going to be gaining ground and taking market share from the already established dairy industry. so in that respect, your traditional dairy segment is the big loser. many people are also now starting to choose plan based alternatives to cow's milk for themselves or their children because of health reasons. and the rising obesity epidemic compared to one cup of whole fat cow's milk. most plan based milks have $37.00, a 75 percent less fat. traditional milk is actually
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a big double loser here because on top of that plant based milk is encroaching on their market share and it's also experiencing an overall decline and consumption compared to the previous decade. mill consumption is down 42 percent from what it was half a century ago. and while some of that is attributed to plant based alternatives supplement is also because of the wide variety of beverage options that we now have these days. he got so does fizzy beverages, co boucher, fruit juices, flavored water, drinkable yogurt tease, coffee's et cetera. milk is no longer the only option on the table. i am christie. i thanks for watching. and we'll see you back here next time on the cost of everything. ah ah,
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