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Domestic Milk Intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 347.4 million litres in February 2026, an increase of 19.6 million litres (+6.0%) when compared with February 2025 but down 4.5 million litres (-1.3%) when compared with the same month in 2024.
Fat content for February 2026 was 4.55%, up from 4.47% in February 2025. Protein content also increased from 3.51% to 3.53% in the 12 months to February 2026.
Butter production in February 2026 was 8,500 tonnes, unchanged from February 2025.
For the period January to February 2026, Domestic Milk Intake was estimated at 516.7 million litres, a rise of 26.5 million litres (+5.4%) when compared with the same period in 2025 and up 16.4 million litres (+3.3%) when compared with 2024.
These findings can be attributed to Stephanie Kelleher, Statistician in the Agriculture Section of the CSO.
Up-to-date trends of monthly Domestic Milk Intake for 2024, 2025 and 2026 can be seen in Figure 1.
Table 1 presents analysis of month versus month comparisons of the current year and previous year's Domestic Milk Intake.
| X-axis label | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 148.5 | 162.5 | 169.4 |
| Feb | 351.9 | 327.8 | 347.4 |
| Mar | 757.2 | 821.8 | |
| Apr | 952 | 1074.5 | |
| May | 1107.4 | 1183.4 | |
| June | 1031.2 | 1080.5 | |
| Jul | 972.4 | 1004.9 | |
| Aug | 887.2 | 944.8 | |
| Sep | 767.7 | 773.2 | |
| Oct | 673.1 | 706.1 | |
| Nov | 512.3 | 496.1 | |
| Dec | 267.6 | 259.7 |
Table 2 summarises the monthly collection of milk and production of milk products.
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