Domestic Milk Intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 162.5 million litres in January 2025, an increase of 14 million litres (+9.4%) when compared with January 2024, but was down by 17.9 million litres (-9.9%) when compared with the same month in 2023.
Fat content for January 2025 was 4.51%, up marginally from 4.50% in January 2024. Protein content rose from 3.48% to 3.58% in the 12 months to January 2025.
In 2024, Domestic Milk Intake was estimated at 8.43 billion litres, a marginal drop of 30.1 million litres (-0.4%) when compared with 2023, and down by 396.3 million litres (-4.5%) when compared with 2022. Domestic Milk Intake increased substantially from September to December 2024 (+14.5%) when compared with the same months in 2023 whereas Domestic Milk Intake in the first eight months of 2024 was lower than in January to August 2023 (-4.8%).
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 2023, 2024 and 2025 can be seen in Figure 1.
The annual Domestic Milk Intake from 2009 to 2024 can be seen in Figure 2.
Table 1 presents analysis of month versus month comparisons of the current year and previous year's Domestic Milk Intake.
| X-axis label | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 180.4 | 148.5 | 162.5 |
| Feb | 381 | 351.9 | |
| Mar | 801.4 | 757.2 | |
| Apr | 1028 | 952 | |
| May | 1159 | 1107.4 | |
| June | 1045.5 | 1031.2 | |
| Jul | 1014.5 | 972.4 | |
| Aug | 909.1 | 887.2 | |
| Sep | 763.7 | 767.7 | |
| Oct | 588.7 | 673.1 | |
| Nov | 381.7 | 512.3 | |
| Dec | 205.3 | 267.6 |
Table 2 summarises the monthly collection of milk and production of milk products.
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Editor's Note
This release has been selected for a new combined statistical release format starting with the January 2025 release. The new combined format presents the monthly data in a slimmed down monthly snapshot of the main changes which will be complemented by a quarterly release to provide additional context and analysis of trends over a longer period of time. Please note that the monthly snapshot continues to provide the same set of charts and tables as the previous format.
As this is a new approach for CSO Statistical Releases, we welcome feedback on the initiative from users of the release. Please contact us with your comments by email to milk@cso.ie.