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plan to focus their 2022 capital investments
on improving product quality, consistency and
accuracy.
" There's a focus on the future and growth
and expansion, " Dykes said. " People are
investing in this industry; there's over $2 billion
of capital investments on the books for new
facilities, upgrading of the existing facilities
and capital expenditures for new equipment. "
Workforce issues and labor costs are
weighing on US dairy processors. 68% of
dairy processors are concerned about lack of
skilled workforce in 2022. 57% hold related
concern for labor costs.
" This has been a perennial challenge
within food manufacturing, but it's gone from
extremely difficult to almost unattainable ...
they simply have to look to automate now, "
Hellmer said. " (Previously) there's been a
little bit of a defensive posture, almost saying,
'we're not trying to eliminate our employees.'
But now it's just gotten to the point where
the conversation is shifting away from that ...
there's more of a realization that people aren't
out there in enough numbers for all of US
manufacturing to have fully staffed facilities. "
There are still opportunities abound
for the industry heading into the new
year, including new product development,
expanding distribution channels, growing
international business and re-opening of
the foodservice industry. Despite concerns
surrounding workforce and disruptions in
the supply chain, the overall outlook for 2022
remains ultimately positive.
" We have logistics and supply chain issues
... no two ways about it, " Dykes said. " There's
not an easy straightforward answer to them,
they are not short-term issues, and I think
they'll require the whole of government and
probably the whole industry to address them.
" Our folks are preparing to sell a
wholesome nutritious product that is
sustainably produced for the consumer and
the consumer is going to be requiring that.
That's going to cause change throughout the
dairy industry, those things are going to cost
money to do, but our industry is preparing to
do it. We have to do it, we will do it, because
consumers are going to be demanding it. "
PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS
Cheese - 51%
Fluid milk - 31%
Culture protein/ - 29%
yogurt
Ice cream - 28%
Frozen desserts - 14%
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WHAT IS YOUR GENERAL 2021
OUTLOOK COMPARED TO 2020?
* Worse * The Same * Better
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61%
33%
7%
42%
11%
WHAT IS YOUR GENERAL 2022
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING?
YOUR COMPANY
US DAIRY PROCESSING INDUSTRY
GLOBAL DAIRY PROCESSING INDUSTRY
1% 6% 52% 41%
0% 20% 60% 20%
0% 19% 64% 18%
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45%
6%
* Very negative
* Somewhat negative
* Somewhat positive
* Very Positive
49%
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