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China’s dairy companies target adults as demand falls short
China has fewer children, changing the market for dairy products.
The country produces more milk than consumers want.
Chinese dairy companies are trying new ways to sell their products.
Yili and Mengniu are offering new products for adults, including powdered milk Yili markets to older people.
Japan’s Meiji has exited the Chinese market.
The companies’ different responses show how dairies are adjusting to a market where milk supply exceeds demand.
China produces more milk than consumers want, prompting dairy companies to rethink their approach to the market.
With fewer children in China, local companies Yili and Mengniu are offering new dairy products for adults.
Japan’s Meiji is exiting the Chinese market.
- Who
- Chinese dairy companies Yili and Mengniu, and Japan’s Meiji.
- What
- Yili and Mengniu are offering new products for adults as dairy demand falls short; Meiji is leaving the market.
- When
- The article was published on October 28, 2026.
- Where
- China.
- Why
- China has fewer children, and the country produces more milk than consumers want.
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- Local companies
- Yili and Mengniu
- Market
- China
- Market condition
- Milk production exceeds what consumers want
- Company exiting
- Japan’s Meiji
- Publication date
- October 28, 2026