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November 2012
| Domestic Milk Intake | 2011 | 2012 | % change | ||||||
| million litres | |||||||||
| November | 234.4 | 233.5 | -0.4% | ||||||
| Jan-Nov | 5,231.9 | 5,100.7 | -2.5% | ||||||
Domestic milk intake down 0.4% in November
Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 233.5 million litres for November 2012. This was 0.4% below the corresponding 2011 figure. See graph opposite.
Comparing the November 2012 milk produce figures with those for November 2011 shows that:
- Total milk sold for human consumption increased by 0.2% to 40.9 million litres.
- Butter production was down 3.5% to 8,300 tonnes.
See Table 1 for more details.
The information used to compile this release was collected under EU Directive 96/16/EC.
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| Category | Year | Unit | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Domestic milk intake | 2010 | million | 118.1 | 192.7 | 380.8 | 530.8 | 693.9 | 664.9 | 623.3 | 562.0 | 490.7 | 437.0 | 303.1 | 176.1 | 5,173.4 |
| by creameries and | 2011 | litres | 146.7 | 217.8 | 448.5 | 634.5 | 738.0 | 701.0 | 669.8 | 580.0 | 483.5 | 377.7 | 234.4 | 145.2 | 5,377.0 |
| pasteurisers | 2012 | 133.7 | 236.6 | 473.0 | 637.2 | 734.9 | 684.3 | 609.8 | 546.8 | 446.6 | 364.3 1 | 233.5 | |||
| Fat content | 2010 | % | 4.01 | 3.99 | 3.89 | 3.67 | 3.57 | 3.65 | 3.75 | 3.83 | 4.01 | 4.18 | 4.35 | 4.23 | 3.85 |
| 2011 | 3.99 | 3.96 | 3.91 | 3.72 | 3.69 | 3.72 | 3.77 | 3.89 | 4.12 | 4.33 | 4.33 | 4.15 | 3.89 | ||
| 2012 | 3.98 | 4.06 | 3.99 | 3.81 | 3.75 | 3.76 | 3.85 | 3.94 | 4.13 | 4.34 | 4.38 | ||||
| Imported milk intake 2 | 2010 | million | 35.4 | 32.4 | 33.9 | 34.5 | 40.7 | 32.3 | 30.9 | 32.4 | 28.1 | 27.0 | 28.2 | 31.9 | 387.7 |
| 2011 | litres | 28.8 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 32.7 | 35.7 | 34.8 | 32.4 | 27.7 | 24.7 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 28.2 | 356.1 | |
| 2012 | 32.9 | 29.8 | 32.3 | 38.9 | 42.3 | 40.5 | 39.7 | 29.5 | 26.7 | 28.3 1 | 33.9 | ||||
| Total milk sold for human | 2010 | million | 41.4 | 38.3 | 44.5 | 38.3 | 41.5 | 40.6 | 40.8 | 41.7 | 40.8 | 40.8 | 42.1 | 41.5 | 492.2 |
| consumption 3 | 2011 | litres | 41.1 | 38.2 | 43.8 | 40.1 | 43.0 | 42.5 | 40.7 | 42.4 | 40.3 | 41.1 | 40.8 | 39.9 | 493.8 |
| 2012 | 40.7 | 38.8 | 43.0 | 39.2 | 41.1 | 40.8 | 40.4 | 41.6 | 39.6 | 40.9 1 | 40.9 | ||||
| of which: | 2010 | million | 27.6 | 25.2 | 29.1 | 25.2 | 27.3 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 27.1 | 26.5 | 26.3 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 322.0 |
| Whole milk sales | 2011 | litres | 26.6 | 24.4 | 28.0 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 26.1 | 27.0 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 316.4 |
| 2012 | 25.4 | 24.2 | 26.6 | 24.1 | 25.3 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 24.5 | 25.3 1 | 25.5 | ||||
| Skimmed & semi- | 2010 | million | 13.8 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 170.2 |
| skimmed milk sales | 2011 | litres | 14.5 | 13.8 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 177.5 |
| 2012 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 15.6 1 | 15.4 | ||||
| Butter | 2010 | '000 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 10.1 | 12.9 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 135.1 |
| 2011 | tonnes | 4.0 | 5.8 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 4.9 | 145.9 | |
| 2012 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 13.9 | 16.9 | 21.0 | 19.4 | 15.9 | 14.0 | 10.8 | 10.0 1 | 8.3 | ||||
| Skimmed milk powder | 2010 | '000 | 3.0 | * | 1.3 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 2.1 | * | 4.5 | 60.3 |
| 2011 | tonnes | * | 3.4 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | * | 66.5 | |
| 2012 | * | 1.5 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 3.6 | * | * | ||||
| Cheese | 2010 | '000 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 22.3 | 25.5 | 20.2 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 13.4 | 9.7 | 3.7 | 171.8 |
| 2011 | tonnes | 2.5 | 5.3 | 15.9 | 21.6 | 24.7 | 27.2 | 21.8 | 20.3 | 19.4 | 12.2 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 179.9 | |
| 1 Revised | |||||||||||||||
| 2 Raw milk imports and imported milk for processing on contract. This does not include imported packaged milk for retail sale. | |||||||||||||||
| 3 Does not include imported packaged milk for retail sale. | |||||||||||||||
| * Confidential | |||||||||||||||
| EU Milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers | ‘000 tonnes | ||
| Country | Jan-Oct 2011 | Jan-Oct 2012 | % change |
| European Union 1 | 116,388 | 117,553 | 1.0 |
| Austria | 2,437 | 2,505 | 2.8 |
| Belgium | 2,606 | 2,609 2 | 0.1 |
| Bulgaria | 419 | 417 | -0.4 |
| Cyprus | 125 | 128 | 1.8 |
| Czech Republic | 1,978 | 2,062 | 4.3 |
| Denmark | 4,006 | 4,145 | 3.5 |
| Estonia | 521 | 554 | 6.5 |
| Finland | 1,890 | 1,893 | 0.2 |
| France | 20,516 | 20,495 3 | -0.1 |
| Germany | 24,622 | 24,952 | 1.3 |
| Greece | 538 | 559 | 3.8 |
| Hungary | 1,086 | 1,168 | 7.5 |
| Ireland | 5,146 | 5,017 | -2.5 |
| Italy | 8,663 | 8,445 | -2.5 |
| Latvia | 559 | 613 | 9.6 |
| Lithuania | 1,121 | 1,167 | 4.1 |
| Luxembourg | 237 | 234 | -1.0 |
| Malta | * | * | |
| Netherlands | 9,732 | 9,773 | 0.4 |
| Poland | 7,791 | 8,337 | 7.0 |
| Portugal | 1,548 | 1,575 | 1.7 |
| Romania | 758 | 759 | 0.1 |
| Slovakia | 678 | 717 | 5.8 |
| Slovenia | 442 | 452 | 2.2 |
| Spain | 4,972 3 | 5,057 3 | 1.7 |
| Sweden | 2,388 | 2,403 | 0.6 |
| United Kingdom | 11,608 3 | 11,517 3 | -0.8 |
| Source: New Cronos database, Eurostat (except Ireland and European Union total, CSO). | |||
| 1 Figures for EU include provisional UK, Spain and France figures, estimated Belgium figures and exclude Malta. | |||
| 2 Estimate | |||
| 3 Provisional | |||
| * Confidential | |||
Background Notes
Coverage
The monthly milk and milk products inquiry is a census of all creameries and pasteurisers.
Milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers
Whole milk purchased by creameries and pasteurisers from domestic producers through collection depots and separating stations including whole milk obtained from herds owned by the creameries and pasteurisers. The fat content of the whole milk is also collected. To convert milk intake from million litres to ‘000 tonnes use the following formula:
1 tonne liquid milk = 971.164 litres.
Skimmed milk
Milk with less than or equal to 0.3% fat content.
Semi-skimmed milk
Milk with between 1.5% and 1.8% fat content.
Skimmed milk powder
Milk powder with not more than 1.5% milk fat content.
Cheese
The cheese figures are not adjusted to a calendar month basis.
Imported Milk Intake
Raw milk imports and imported milk for processing on contract. This does not include milk already packaged for retail sale.
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The CSO publishes an annual supply balance sheet relating to milk and milk products.
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