Snow Brand Milk, Alltech sign MoU to reduce greenhouse emissions

JAPAN – Snow Brand Milk Products Co. has signed a cooperation agreement with Alltech Japan GK to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms and improve milk-production performance and sustainability.

The agreement pairs Snow Brand Milk’s Dairy Research Institute with the Japanese unit of Alltech, a U.S.-based animal nutrition group, to begin demonstration research at a dairy farm in Hokkaido using the E-CO2 environmental assessment tool.

Under the partnership, environmental footprints at dairy farms, fields, grassland and other related facilities selected by Snow Brand Milk will be quantified using an assessment by Alltech E-CO2 Ltd.

Based on the assessment results and shared data, the two companies will jointly explore sustainable dairy management methods to reduce greenhouse gas and carbon emissions while maintaining high milk production productivity.

Snow Brand Milk said the initiative supports group materiality goals, including contributing to sustainable dairy farming and reducing environmental impact. The company also said the work is intended to help build a regenerative dairy and agriculture model.

Alltech Japan, based in Fukuoka, is the Japanese arm of Alltech Inc, which was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Kentucky, United States.

The group operates in more than 120 countries and supplies agricultural nutrition solutions including natural functional feed additives based on precision nutrition.

Its businesses in Japan include the manufacturing, processing, import, export and sale of feed additive materials and functional feed ingredients.

Japan’s dairy industry is concentrated in Hokkaido, the country’s largest milk-producing region. Efforts to measure and reduce farm-level emissions have gained attention as food producers and agricultural suppliers work to align production with broader decarbonization targets.

Japan Dairy Market to reach US$88.5B in 2034 – Imarc group

The Japanese dairy market size reached US$61.2 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach US$ 88.5 billion by 2034, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 4.18% during 2026-2034, according to Imarc group. 

The increasing health-consciousness among consumers, the significant expansion of the e-commerce and distribution channels, and the incorporation of dairy-based ingredients into Japanese cuisine, such as cheese and yogurt in sushi rolls and desserts, represent some of the key factors driving the market growth.

The growing health consciousness among consumers is primarily driving the growth of the Japan dairy market. Furthermore, the escalating preference for dairy products, like cheese and yogurt, as a source of essential nutrients like proteins, vitamins, and minerals is also creating a positive outlook for the market.

Processed cheese account for most cheese product sales in Japan, with a small share attributable to natural cheese.

Similarly, in the Yoghurt market, volume is expected to reach 2.18 billion kg by 2028. The Yogurt market is expected to show a volume growth of 0.2% in 2025. The average volume per person in the Yogurt market is expected to amount to 17.6 kg in 2024.

In addition, rising consumer disposable incomes and improving lifestyles are also increasing dairy product consumption across the country, which is anticipated to boost demand in the Japanese dairy market in the coming years.

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