Milk productionCows produce more or less milk according to a range of factors, including where they are in the calving cycle, the weather and grass or forage quality. Below you can find figures relating to monthly and annual milk production in the UK , the European Union , and for key dairying countries globally. UK milk production Milk production in the UK follows a seasonal trend with traditional peak production in May after the calving season and a trough in October/November. | UK WHOLESALE MILK DELIVERIES (million litres - not butterfat adjusted) |
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| | 06/07 | 07/08 | 08/09 | % change
from 07/08 | 09/10 | % change
from 08/09 | Cumulative
08/09 | Cumulative
09/10 | % change |
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| APR | 1,191
| 1,204
| 1,139
| -5.4% | 1,144
| 0.4%
| 1,139 | 1,144
| 0.4%
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| MAY | 1,275
| 1,258
| 1,226
| -2.5% | 1,203
| -1.9%
| 2,365
| 2,347 | -0.8%
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| JUN | 1,178
| 1,147
| 1,127
| -1.7% | 1,129 | 0.1% | 3,493
| 3,475 | -0.5% |
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| JUL | 1,155
| 1,098
| 1,115
| 1.5% | 1,101 | -1.2% | 4,608
| 4,577 | -0.7% |
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| AUG | 1,103
| 1,074
| 1,057
| -1.6% | 1,053 | -0.4% | 5,665
| 5,630 | -0.6% |
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| SEP | 1,059
| 1,027
| 973
| -5.2% | 993 | 2.0% | 6,638
| 6,623 | -0.2% |
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| OCT | 1,072
| 1,042
| 1,015
| -2.5% | | | 7,653 | | |
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| NOV | 1,032
| 1,014
| 983
| -3.1% | | | 8,635
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| DEC | 1,095
| 1,069
| 1,048
| -2.0% | | | 9,684
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| JAN | 1,130
| 1,101
| 1,071
| -2.7% | | | 10,755
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| FEB | 1,020
| 1,044*
| 981
| -2.7% | | | 11,736
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| MAR | 1,170
| 1,137
| 1,122
| -1.3% | | | 12,858
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| TOTAL | 13,481
| 13,215**
| 12,858
| -2.4% | | | 12,858
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Million litres
per day | 36.9 | 36.1
| 35.2
| -2.5% | | | | | |
* unadjusted for leap year - adjusted figure is 1,008 ** unadjusted for leap year - adjusted figure is 13,179 EU milk production The EU produces over 130 million tonnes of milk a year. The UK, as the third largest producer, accounts for around 10% of the total. | EU 27 MILK DELIVERIES (thousand tonnes) |
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| | 2008 | 2009 | % change
08/09
| Cumulative
2008 | Cumulative
2009 | % change
08/09
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| JAN | 11,177 | 11,121 | -0.5% | 11,177 | 11,121 | -0.5% |
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| FEB | 10,819 | 10,380 | -4.1% | 21,996 | 21,501 | -2.3% |
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| MAR | 11,753 | 11,740 | -0.1% | 33,749 | 33,241 | -1.5% |
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| APR | 11,688 | 11,878 | 1.6% | 45,437 | 45,119 | -0.7% |
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| MAY | 12,273 | 12,384 | 0.9% | 57,710 | 57,503 | -0.4% |
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| JUN | 11,373 | 11,651 | 2.4% | 69,083 | 69,154 | 0.1% |
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| JUL | 11,479 | 11,438 | -0.4% | 80,562 | 80,592 | 0.1% |
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| AUG | 11,041 | | | 91,603 | | |
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| SEP | 10,514 | | | 102,117 | | |
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| OCT | 10,710 | | | 112,827 | | |
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| NOV | 10,221 | | | 123,048 | | |
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| DEC | 10,801 | | | 133,849 | | |
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Europe - The Basic Facts In order to give an overview of the dairy farming sector in the 27 EU Member states, we have set out below the key figures for each country. | | Wholesale
Production
(000t) | Farm
Numbers | National
Herd
(000 head) | Average
Herd
Size | Average
Producer
Price
(€/100kg) |
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| EU-27 | 135,091 | 2,568,038 | 24,156 | 9 | 31.82 |
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| EU-15 | 116,008 | 423,630 | 17,878 | 42 | 33.77 |
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| NEW MEMBER STATES | 17,384 | 884,008 | 4,370 | 5 | 29.31 |
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| AUSTRIA | 2,682 | 47,500 | 525 | 11 | 33.97 |
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| BELGIUM | 3,092 | 13,800 | 524 | 38 | 34.63 |
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| BULGARIA | 761 | 126,000 | 336 | 3 | n.a. |
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| CYPRUS | 146 | 240 | 24 | 99 | 41..45 |
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| CZECH REPUBLIC | 2,697 | 1,610 | 407 | 253 | 29.48 |
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| DENMARK | 4,497 | 4,900 | 551 | 112 | 31.65 |
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| ESTONIA | 595 | 1,400 | 104 | 74 | 26.90 |
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| FINLAND | 2,271 | 13,300 | 296 | 22 | 37.59 |
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| FRANCE | 23,491 | 96,500 | 3,759 | 39 | 31.52 |
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| GERMANY | 27,681 | 99,000 | 4,087 | 41 | 32.63 |
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| GREECE | 714 | 9,250 | 150 | 16 | 38.67 |
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| HUNGARY | 1,667 | 13,100 | 268 | 20 | 28.57 |
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| IRELAND | 5,231 | 19,600 | 1,088 | 55 | 34.95 |
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| ITALY | 10,803 | 39,700 | 1,839 | 46 | 34.37 |
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| LATVIA | 632 | 40,000 | 180 | 5 | 26.39 |
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| LITHUANIA | 1,351 | 147,000 | 405 | 3 | 24.36 |
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| LUXEMBURG | 260 | 890 | 40 | 45 | 36.06 |
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| MALTA | 40 | 158 | 8 | 47 | n.a. |
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| P0LAND | 8,765 | 656,500 | 2,677 | 4 | 29.55 |
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| PORTUGAL | 1,844 | 12,100 | 306 | 25 | 31.66 |
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| ROMANIA | 938 | 1,134,400 | 1,573 | 1 | n.a. |
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| SLOVENIA | 528 | 22,900 | 116 | 5 | 28.03 |
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| SLOVAKIA | 963 | 1,100 | 180 | 164 | 29.05 |
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| SPAIN | 5,858 | 23,100 | 903 | 39 | 35.35 |
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| SWEDEN | 2,949 | 7,490 | 366 | 49 | 31.30 |
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| THE NETHERLANDS | 10,988 | 22,100 | 1,468 | 66 | 32.82 |
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| UNITED KINGDOM | 13,647 | 14,400 | 1,977 | 137 | 29.43 |
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Global milk productionAlmost 400 million tonnes of milk are delivered for processing each year. We have set out below a selection of the major countries in some of the main regions of the world. | GLOBAL MILK DELIVERIES ('000 Tonnes) |
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| | EU | Mexico | Australia | Brazil |
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| | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| JAN | 11,177 | 11,121 | 852.2 | 853.6 | 832.7 | 867.0 | 1,819.0 | 1,648.0 |
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| FEB | 10,819 | 10,380 | 838.9 | 842.1 | 689.7 | 645.7 | 1,651.1 | 1,495.6 |
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| MAR | 11,753 | 11,740 | 866.3 | 870.1 | 655.3 | 640.1 | 1,659.3 | 1,502.8 |
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| APR | 11,688 | 11,878 | 873.7 | 893.9 | 594.9 | 593.0 | 1,614.0 | 1,461.6 |
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| MAY | 12,273 | 12,384 | 897.1 | 922.5 | 628.5 | 614.2 | 1,633.6 | 1,480.1 |
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| JUN | 11,373 | 11,651 | 928.2 | 936.9 | 625.4 | 589.4 | 1,588.3 | 1,438.9 |
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| JUL | 11,479 | 11,438 | 967.9 | 962.8 | 652.1 | 621.9 | 1,640.8 | 1,486.3 |
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| AUG | 11,041 | | 977.1 | | 779.1 | | 1,619.2 | |
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| SEP | 10,514 | | 962.0 | | 979.7 | | 1,551.2 | |
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| OCT | 10,710 | | 951.7 | | 1,132.4 | | 1,596.5 | |
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| NOV | 10,221 | | 922.3 | | 1,054.0 | | 1,648.0 | |
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| DEC | 10,801 | | 881.6 | | 1,005.9 | | 1,648.0 | |
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| TOTAL | 133,849 | | 10,919.0 | | 9,629.7 | | 19,669.0 | |
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| | Canada | Japan | Russia* | United States |
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| | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| JAN | 679.3 | 665.2 | 680.9 | 675.1 | 2,000 | 2,050 | 7,246.7 | 7,318.8 |
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| FEB | 635.6 | 605.9 | 643.6 | 618.2 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 6,883.8 | 6,693.3 |
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| MAR | 675.7 | 673.4 | 697.3 | 690.7 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 7,465.3 | 7,470.3 |
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| APR | 655.3 | 656.8 | 683.5 | 675.1 | 3,000 | 2,700 | 7,314.3 | 7,317.0 |
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| MAY | 675.6 | 680.2 | 710.3 | 701.8 | 3,400 | 3,400 | 7,578.3 | 8,020.6 |
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| JUN | 646.9 | 658.7 | 675.9 | 669.0 | 3,600 | 3,560 | 7,231.3 | 7,233.6 |
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| JUL | 653.9 | 649.2 | 669.0 | 667.8 | 3,800 | 3,730 | 7,255.3 | 7,257.6 |
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| AUG | 646.3 | | 653.8 | | 3,300 | | 7,147.4 | 7,128.3 |
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| SEP | 622.9 | | 629.0 | | 2,900 | | 6,862.5 | |
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| OCT | 639.0 | | 649.8 | | 2,400 | | 7,083.0 | |
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| NOV | 625.3 | | 627.3 | | 1,900 | | 6,900.2 | |
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| DEC | 656.5 | | 661.5 | | 2,000 | | 7,212.2 | |
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| TOTAL | 7,812.3 | | 7,981.9 | | 32,600 | | 86,180.3 | |
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* Milk deliveries information not available. The figures shown are for milk production.
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