Domestic Milk Intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 169.4 million litres in January 2026, an increase of 6.9 million litres (+4.2%) when compared with January 2025 and up 20.9 million litres (+14.1%) when compared with the same month in 2024.
Fat content for January 2026 was 4.63%, up from 4.51% in January 2025. Protein content also increased from 3.58% to 3.65% in the same period.
Butter production in January 2026 was 6,300 tonnes, unchanged from January 2025.
In 2025, Domestic Milk Intake by milk processors and co-ops was the highest ever recorded, estimated at 8.84 billion litres, an increase of 406.8 million litres (+4.8%) when compared with 2024, and up 376.8 million litres (+4.5%) when compared with 2023.
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 | |
| 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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