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Domestic Milk Intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 888.9 million litres in August 2024, a decrease of 20.3 million litres (-2.2%) when compared with August 2023 and down 30.1 million litres (-3.3%) when compared with the same month in 2022.
Fat content for August 2024 was 4.28%, down from 4.31% in August 2023. Protein content went up marginally from 3.62% to 3.63% in the 12 months to August 2024.
Butter production fell from 30,100 tonnes in August 2023 to 28,600 tonnes in August 2024, a drop of 1,500 tonnes.
Skimmed Milk Powder dropped by 4,500 tonnes, from 19,500 tonnes in August 2023 to 15,000 tonnes in August 2024.
For the period January to August 2024, Domestic Milk Intake was estimated at 6.21 billion litres, a decline of 306.9 million litres (-4.7%) when compared with the same period in 2023, and down by 367.2 million litres (-5.6%) when compared with January to August 2022.
Figure 1 shows up-to-date trends of monthly domestic milk intake for 2023 and 2024.
Table 1 presents analysis on month versus month comparisons of the current year and previous year's domestic milk intake.
Table 2 summarises the monthly production of milk products.
Table 3 shows Milk Intake in EU member states for years 2023 and 2024.
| X-axis label | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 180.4 | 148.5 |
| Feb | 381 | 351.9 |
| Mar | 801.4 | 757.2 |
| Apr | 1028 | 952 |
| May | 1159.04 | 1107.4 |
| June | 1045.5 | 1032.5 |
| Jul | 1014.5 | 973.9 |
| Aug | 909.1 | 888.9 |
| Sep | 763.7 | |
| Oct | 588.7 | |
| Nov | 381.7 | |
| Dec | 205.3 |
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (04 October 2024) published Milk Statistics for August 2024.
Commenting on the release, Sam Scriven, Senior Statistician in the Agriculture Section of the CSO, said: “Today’s figures show that the Domestic Milk Intake in August 2024 by milk processors and co-ops fell by 20.3 million litres, or 2.2%, compared with the same month in 2023. The Domestic Milk Intake for the period January to August 2024 was at 6.21 billion litres, a fall of 4.7% compared with the corresponding value between January and August 2023. When compared with August 2023, total milk for human consumption rose to 43.4 million litres, while production of butter and of skimmed milk powder both fell to 28,600 tonnes and 15,000 tonnes respectively."