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CSO statistical release, , 11am

Milk Statistics

November 2016

Domestic Milk Intake2015 2016 % change
   million litres  
 November 347.9 349.7 0.5%
 Jan-Nov 6,213.7 6,511.6 4.8%

Domestic milk intake up 0.5% in November

Figure 1
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Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 349.7 million litres for November 2016. This was 0.5% above the corresponding 2015 figure. See graph opposite.

Comparing the November 2016 milk produce figures with those for November 2015 shows that:

  • Total milk sold for human consumption increased by 5.0 % to 43.8 million litres.
  • Butter production was down 0.4% to 12,490 tonnes.

See Table 1 for more details.

The information used to compile this release was collected under EU Directive 96/16/EC.

Table 1 Milk Statistics          
                
CategoryYearUnitJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
     
Domestic milk intake2014million132.0214.0470.7697.0785.5732.4688.0608.2519.2426.3237.7137.65648.5
   by creameries and2015litres114.8215.1454.0784.3875.1819.2768.9693.9604.2536.3347.9181.66395.2
    pasteurisers2016154.5308.5589.2760.8929.6853.2782.5699.3582.5501.9 1349.7  
      
     Fat content2014%4.114.114.083.873.753.733.823.974.174.494.554.253.98
 20154.114.154.063.823.783.803.934.044.244.434.604.374.03
 20164.174.234.154.003.813.853.934.084.334.54 14.68  
      
Imported milk intake ²2014million38.837.640.843.651.145.444.840.938.637.443.948.2511.1
   2015litres50.747.549.853.060.558.654.644.038.440.344.351.9593.7
 201678.676.084.685.794.756.448.350.853.552.359.7  
      
Total milk sold for human2014million40.436.644.136.942.240.539.839.239.240.141.242.0482.2
    consumption ³2015litres42.938.745.339.643.841.743.243.542.243.441.841.7507.8
 201642.541.443.943.745.443.244.745.044.044.6 143.8  
      
of which:2014million23.521.325.421.924.924.323.323.223.223.624.224.9283.6
  Whole milk sales2015litres25.022.726.623.626.224.925.525.524.725.524.424.4298.9
 201624.724.225.725.827.226.026.726.827.026.0 126.0  
      
    Skimmed & semi-2014million16.915.418.715.017.416.216.516.016.016.517.117.2198.6
     skimmed milk sales2015litres17.916.018.716.117.616.817.718.017.417.917.317.3208.9
 2016 17.817.218.217.918.217.218.018.217.118.6 117.8
       
Butter2014'0004.46.214.417.321.719.620.317.515.713.59.85.9166.4
 2015tonnes3.56.614.820.322.823.222.720.217.215.712.58.1187.5
 20165.09.320.121.724.423.220.320.318.315.5 112.5
       
Skimmed milk powder2014'000*0.83.96.511.911.010.18.44.9**3.970.6
 2015tonnes1.81.93.411.516.617.211.310.510.56.2**99.1
 2016 4.43.58.814.324.215.413.711.07.76.8 1*
       
Cheese 2014'0002.36.518.422.824.826.521.820.422.114.85.32.7188.4
 2015tonnes1.97.015.920.023.226.522.523.826.819.716.13.5207.1
                
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
    
        CountryJan - Oct 15Jan - Oct 16% change
    
European Union 1127,379128,9831.3
    
   Austria2,5942,6090.6
   Belgium3,3053,284 2-0.7
   Bulgaria4294484.5
   Croatia433415-4.2
   Cyprus13316221.8
   Czech Republic2,0942,35812.6
   Denmark4,3984,4360.9
   Estonia602601-0.1
   Finland2,0062,0090.1
   France21,150 320,817 3-1.6 
   Germany26,65827,0111.3 
   Greece5135231.8
   Hungary1,2891,2990.8
   Ireland6,0406,3455.0
   Italy8,966 39,032 30.7
   Latvia684693 31.3
   Lithuania1,2241,208-1.3
   Luxembourg27530511.1
   Malta35363.9
   Netherlands11,01312,0079.0
   Poland9,1269,3562.5
   Portugal1,6291,560-4.2
   Romania780815 34.5
   Slovakia729694-4.7
   Slovenia463484 34.7
   Spain5,605 35,777 33.1
   Sweden2,4602,408-2.1
   United Kingdom12,74712,289-3.6
    
  Source: New Cronos database, Eurostat (except Ireland and European Union total, CSO). 
1 Figures for EU include provisional France, Latvia, Slovenia, Spain, Romania and Italy figures, estimated Belgium figures.
2 Estimate.   
3 Provisional.   
    

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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