South Dairy Trade (SDT) officially launches the Dairy Protein Value Index, an innovative economic indicator that seeks to measure the competitiveness of the Southern Cone’s dairy foreign trade. Inspired by the logic of Country Risk, the new index translates complex data into a single reference: the dollar value of each kilo of protein exported by the region.
Based on a technical analysis of Argentine and Uruguayan exports—their volumes, protein composition, and FOB value—SDT developed a model that allows for determining the true value of the dairy protein the region sells to the world. The result is a comparable indicator across countries and products (powdered milk, cheeses, whey), accurately reflecting the competitiveness of each segment.
“Just as the Country Risk Index allows for comparing financial confidence between economies, the Dairy Protein Value Index allows for measuring trade efficiency and the real value each country captures from its exported protein,” explains SDT. “It is an objective tool, based on real trade data, that provides transparency and economic perspective to the dairy market.”
The Dairy Protein Value Index not only functions as a technical analysis metric, but also as a market reference for companies, chambers of commerce, media outlets, and organizations seeking to understand the region’s export performance beyond prices or volumes.
In a global context where protein is the most strategic food resource, the SDT indicator offers a new way of interpreting competitiveness: not in tons, but in protein value.
Updated reports, along with the methodology and results by country and product, are available at www.southdairytrade.com.
