Milk purchases in Acre fell 16.6% as Brazil's rose 1%

Between April and June, inspected establishments in Acre received 2.191m litres of raw milk, compared with 2.627m litres in the second quarter of 2025. The annual reduction was about 436,000 litres, according to the Quarterly Milk Survey published by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

The amount processed by the state's dairy industry declined at the same rate. Industrialised volume fell from 2.627m litres to 2.191m litres, a 16.6% decrease. The figures describe milk purchased by establishments included in the survey and subject to some form of sanitary inspection.

Nationally, raw-milk purchases moved in the opposite direction. The volume rose from 6.549bn litres in the second quarter of 2025 to 6.614bn litres in the corresponding period of 2026, an increase of 1%. Paraná reported growth of 4.9%, while Santa Catarina recorded 2.2% and Rio Grande do Sul 5.4%.

Eduardo Mitke, a professor with expertise in veterinary medicine and dairy cattle in Acre, said the survey distinguishes between two measures. “Purchase is what reaches the industry. Industrialisation is what the industry actually processes,” he said.

Mitke said the data show that Acre's industry is receiving less milk. He cited delayed payments by some local dairies, price differences and the quality of delivered raw material among the factors involved. “From one year to the next, the industry here has indeed received less product,” he said.

He also said that, in Acre, the absence of inspection allows clandestine sales to offer higher prices, while poor-quality raw material may fail the dairies' platform assessment. The IBGE data do not necessarily cover all milk produced in the state, because they refer to purchases by participating inspected establishments. The institute said the 2026 figures are preliminary.