| Domestic Milk Intake | |||||
| 2020 | 2021 | % change | |||
| million litres | |||||
| May | 1,115.3 | 1,183.6 | 6.1% | ||
| January - May | 3,331.6 | 3,608.4 | 8.3% | ||
Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 1,183.6 million litres for May 2021. This represents an increase of 6.1% over May 2020. See fig.1.
The Fat content increased from 3.87% in May 2020 to 3.94% in May 2021. The Protein content also increased from 3.46% to 3.49%.
During the period January to May 2021, domestic intake was estimated at 3,608.4 million litres, an increase of 8.3% when compared to the corresponding period of 2020.
Comparing the May 2021 milk produce figures with those for May 2020 shows that:
See Table 1 for more details.
The information used to compile this release was collected under EU Directive 96/16/EC.
| Table 1 Milk Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Category | Year | Unit | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Domestic milk intake | 2019 | million | 175.3 | 303.6 | 708.7 | 953.3 | 1072.2 | 1001.0 | 943.2 | 842.8 | 721.9 | 604.7 | 418.1 | 241.4 | 7,986.2 |
| by creameries and | 2020 | litres | 176.2 | 331.7 | 725.7 | 982.7 | 1115.3 | 1031.0 | 985.0 | 867.6 | 725.4 | 646.8 | 449.8 | 255.8 | 8293.0 |
| pasteurisers | 2021 | 182.2 | 352.4 | 829.7 | 1060.5 ¹ | 1183.6 | |||||||||
| Fat content | 2019 | % | 4.21 | 4.32 | 4.23 | 3.94 | 3.85 | 3.92 | 3.96 | 4.16 | 4.42 | 4.74 | 4.84 | 4.58 | 4.17 |
| 2020 | 4.31 | 4.29 | 4.27 | 3.97 | 3.87 | 3.97 | 4.04 | 4.17 | 4.43 | 4.71 | 4.86 | 4.67 | 4.20 | ||
| 2021 | 4.42 | 4.45 | 4.32 | 3.98 ¹ | 3.94 | ||||||||||
| Protein content | 2019 | % | 3.42 | 3.47 | 3.32 | 3.40 | 3.44 | 3.46 | 3.46 | 3.55 | 3.79 | 3.94 | 3.85 | 3.62 | 3.54 |
| 2020 | 3.48 | 3.38 | 3.29 | 3.43 | 3.46 | 3.45 | 3.51 | 3.57 | 3.78 | 3.99 | 3.85 | 3.67 | 3.55 | ||
| 2021 | 3.51 | 3.44 | 3.33 | 3.45 ¹ | 3.49 | ||||||||||
| Imported milk intake ² | 2019 | million | 71.3 | 71.1 | 72.0 | 56.9 | 55.5 | 60.1 | 53.3 | * | 58.9 | * | * | * | 710.6 |
| 2020 | litres | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| 2021 | * | * | * | * | * | ||||||||||
| Total milk sold for human | 2019 | million | 44.8 | 41.9 | 46.7 | 45.2 | 45.3 | 45.0 | 44.7 | 45.1 | 43.4 | 45.4 | 43.7 | 41.8 | 533.2 |
| consumption ³ | 2020 | litres | 43.1 | 42.5 | 45.8 | 47.1 | 47.3 | 45.7 | 47.4 | 44.4 | 41.7 | 41.1 | 39.5 | 39.9 | 525.4 |
| 2021 | 40.4 | 36.3 ¹ | 42.1 ¹ | 46.2 ⁴ | 50.1 ⁴ | ||||||||||
| of which: | 2019 | million | 26.9 | 25.3 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 28.2 | 29.4 | 29.1 | 28.6 | 26.8 | 28.9 | 26.8 | 25.8 | 333.1 |
| Whole milk sales | 2020 | litres | 26.1 | 25.8 | 29.1 | 32.0 | 31.6 | 30.6 | 31.5 | 28.9 | 26.7 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 338.6 |
| 2021 | 25.1 | 22.4 ¹ | 26.5 ¹ | 29.9 ⁴ | 33.4 ⁴ | ||||||||||
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| Skimmed & semi- | 2019 | million | 17.9 | 16.6 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 200.1 |
| skimmed milk sales | 2020 | litres | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 186.8 |
| 2021 | 15.3 | 13.9 ¹ | 15.6 ¹ | 16.3 ⁴ | 16.7 ⁴ | ||||||||||
| Butter | 2019 | '000 | 8.2 | 10.6 | 22.2 | 28.4 | 31.0 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 25.5 | 22.3 | 20.2 | 15.1 | 10.9 | 250.8 |
| 2020 | tonnes | 7.2 | 11.2 | 22.6 | 29.0 | 29.8 | 30.3 | 30.9 | 26.2 | 24.0 | 22.9 | 17.6 | 13.0 | 264.7 | |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 10.7 | 26.9 ¹ | 30.5 ¹ | 31.0 ⁴ | ||||||||||
| Skimmed milk powder | 2019 | '000 | 5.2 | * | 5.8 | 21.4 | 24.2 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 8.6 | * | 10.2 | 142.5 |
| 2020 | tonnes | * | 2.8 | 7.3 | 18.9 | 24.6 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 8.3 | * | * | 150.1 | |
| 2021 | * | * | 11.4 ¹ | 16.4 ¹ | * | ||||||||||
| Cheese | 2018 | tonnes | 3.5 | 11.6 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 30.7 | 32.9 | 26.6 | 29.9 | 31.0 | 27.1 | 20.0 | 5.2 | 269.4 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 25.0 | 27.7 | 31.7 | 33.3 | 28.6 | 31.4 | 32.2 | 26.8 | 23.5 | 5.4 | 278.4 | ||
| 2020 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 30.6 | 28.2 | 31.6 | 34.3 | 28.7 | 29.7 | 33.9 | 27.8 | 21.4 | 6.8 | 285.4 | ||
| 1 Revised. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 Raw milk imports and imported milk for processing on contract. This does not include imported packaged milk for retail sale. | |||||||||||||||
| 3 Does not include imported packaged milk for retail sale. | |||||||||||||||
| * Confidential. | |||||||||||||||
| 4 Provisional | |||||||||||||||
| Table 2 EU Milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers | ‘000 tonnes | ||
| Country | Jan - Feb 20 | Jan - Feb 21 | % change |
| Austria | 538 | 521 | -3.2 |
| Belgium | 732 | 717 2 | -2.0 |
| Bulgaria | 106 | 105 | -0.6 |
| Croatia | 71 | 71 | -0.7 |
| Cyprus | 42 | 50 | 17.8 |
| Czech Republic | 529 | 503 | -4.9 |
| Denmark | 931 | 907 | -2.5 |
| Estonia | 129 | 128 | -0.9 |
| Finland | 395 | 378 | -4.3 |
| France | 4269 3 | 4072 3 | -4.7 |
| Germany | 5,429 | 5,229 | -3.7 |
| Greece | 107 | 110 | 3.0 |
| Hungary | 274 | 283 | 3.3 |
| Ireland | 523 | 550 | 5.3 |
| Italy | 2008 3 | 2059 3 | 2.6 |
| Latvia | 117 | 121 3 | 2.9 |
| Lithuania | 202 | 194 | -4.1 |
| Luxembourg | * | * | |
| Malta | 7 | 7 | -2.8 |
| Netherlands | 2,348 | 2,270 | -3.3 |
| Poland | 2,047 | 2,014 | -1.6 |
| Portugal | 313 | 310 | -0.9 |
| Romania | 171 3 | 168 3 | -1.3 |
| Slovakia | 139 | 136 | -2.3 |
| Slovenia | 94 | 95 | 0.2 |
| Spain | 1227 3 | 1202 3 | -2.0 |
| Sweden | 462 | 464 | 0.5 |
| Source: New Cronos database, Eurostat (except Ireland, CSO). | |||
| 2 Estimate. | |||
| 3 Provisional. | |||
| *Confidential | |||
The monthly milk and milk products inquiry is a census of creameries and pasteurisers.
Whole milk purchased by creameries and pasteurisers from domestic producers through collection depots and separating stations including whole milk obtained from herds owned by the creameries and pasteurisers. The fat content of the whole milk is also collected. To convert milk intake from million litres to ‘000 tonnes use the following formula:
1 tonne liquid milk = 971.16 litres.
Milk with less than or equal to 0.3% fat content.
Milk with between 1.5% and 1.8% fat content.
Milk powder with not more than 1.5% milk fat content.
The cheese figures are not adjusted to a calendar month basis.
Raw milk imports and imported milk for processing on contract. This does not include milk already packaged for retail sale.
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