Domestic Milk Intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 982.7 million litres in July 2026, a decrease of 22.2 million litres (-2.2%) when compared with July 2025, while it was up 10.3 million litres (+1.1%) when compared with the same month in 2024.
Fat content for July 2026 was 4.18%, down from 4.21% in July 2025. Protein content also dropped slightly from 3.49% to 3.48% in the 12 months to July 2026.
Butter production in July 2026 was 30,700 tonnes, down from 32,500 tonnes in July 2025.
Skimmed Milk Powder production dropped from 19,000 tonnes in July 2025 to 16,500 tonnes in July 2026.
For the period January to July 2026, Domestic Milk Intake was estimated at 5.57 billion litres, down 84.9 million litres (-1.5%) when compared with the same period in 2025, while it was up 250.0 million litres (+4.7%) when compared with January to July 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 | 826.5 |
| Apr | 952 | 1074.5 | 1037.5 |
| May | 1107.4 | 1183.4 | 1163 |
| June | 1031.2 | 1080.5 | 1044.2 |
| Jul | 972.4 | 1004.9 | 982.7 |
| 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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