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Germany: Dairy sector

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This Country:
  • accounts for 21,7% of EU milk deliveries (year 2024),
  • exports dairy products, converted into milk equivalent (ME), for the 58,5% of the milk deliveries (year 2023),
  • accounts for 22,3% of EU dairy exports in ME (year 2024).
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GERMANY: DAIRY SECTOR
x 1.000 ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA202120222023202420242025%Period
Cow's Milk
Dairy Farm Structure
Live bovine animals ('000 Head)11.04010.99710.83610.461
of which
     Dairy Cows ('000 head)3.8333.8103.7133.589
Slaughtered cows ('000 head)1.1191.0081.0111.008256244-4,4%Jan-Mar 2025
Export of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head)61.91532.75136.71229.0636.4672.342-63,8%Jan-Feb 2025
Import of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head)1.5302192.9641.764165583+253,3%Jan-Feb 2025
Milk production32.50732.39934.013
± % Over the same period of the previous year-0,3%+5,0%
Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies (Cod. Eurostat D1110D)31.94231.94732.42432.1928.1927.901-3,5%Jan-Mar 2025
± % Over the same period of the previous year0,0%+1,5%-0,7%
% Delivery on production ***98,3%98,6%95,3%
% Protein3,46%3,44%3,46%3,48%3,50%3,54% Jan-Mar 2025
% Fat4,15%4,08%4,12%4,10%4,18%4,21% Jan-Mar 2025
Farm-gate milk prices**** m.g. 4% p.p. prot. 3,4% p.p.(€ x 100 kg, VAT not include)1)36,2753,1845,3448,1444,5352,78+18,5%Jan-Apr 2025
± % Over the same period of the previous year+46,6%-14,7%+6,2%
Organic Milk Deliveries ('000 Ton)1.2661.3181.3821.408476470-1,4%Jan-Apr 2025
Organic cow milk prices*** (€ x 100 kg, VAT not include)49,8157,6157,3957,5255,9763,16+12,8%Jan-Mar 2025
Organic milk production (goat, sheep, cow)1.2721.3231.387-
Buffalo's - Goat's - Sheep's Milk
Buffaloes ('000)11121212
Goats ('000)164159163168
Deliveries of Goat’s and Sheep’s Organic Milk ('000 Ton)151513113,61,8-50,4%Jan-Apr 2025
Prices of Goat’s and Sheep’s Organic Milk (€ x 100 kg, VAT not include)707278785865+12,6%Jan-Mar 2025
Sheeps ('000)1.5081.5171.5601.511
DAIRY PRODUCTION202120222023202420242025%Period
Drinking milk (Cod. Eurostat D2100)4.3804.1034.0323.9861.016992-2,4%Jan-Mar 2025
Cream for direct consumption (Cod. Eurostat D2200V)544525521527136127-6,4%Jan-Mar 2025
Acidified milk (yoghurts and other) (Cod. Eurostat D4100)1.7511.6911.6951.764445451+1,3%Jan-Mar 2025
of which
     Yoghurt products643637655685172177+3,0%Jan-Mar 2025
Buttermilk products989286842119-9,2%Jan-Mar 2025
Butter (Cod. Eurostat D6000)471473480481128136+6,9%Jan-Mar 2025
Rendered butter and butteroil (Cod.Eurostat D6200)586157-
Mixed fats847878792019-4,1%Jan-Mar 2025
Other Yellow Fat Dairy Products (Cod. Eurostat D6900)7,77,77,6-
Cheese from cows' milk (Cod. Eurostat D7121)2.4612.4302.4512.526637629-1,2%Jan-Mar 2025
Hard cheese (Hartkäse)1891871801784746-2,1%Jan-Mar 2025
Sour milk cheese (Sauermilchquarkerzeugnisse)222019205,45,4+0,6%Jan-Mar 2025
Cut cheese (Schnittkäse)759751778791201192-4,6%Jan-Mar 2025
Semi-hard cheese (Halbfester Schnittkäse)575756581614-11,7%Jan-Mar 2025
Soft cheese (Weichkäse)16816515916542420,0%Jan-Mar 2025
Pasta Filata cheese (Pasta Filata Käse)447456462484118114-2,6%Jan-Mar 2025
Cream cheese (Frischkäse)816790792825206214+3,7%Jan-Mar 2025
Cooked and whey cheese (Koch- und Molkenkäse)4,23,93,74,11,11,1+2,3%Jan-Mar 2025
Total Cheese (Cod. Eurostat D7100)2.3612.3342.361-
I° Classificazione
- Soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7111)160158152-
- Medium soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7112)555554-
- Medium hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7113)733725753-
- Hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7114)149148146-
- Fresh cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7116)1.2651.2481.255-
2° Classificazione
- Cheese from cows'milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7121)2.3592.3332.360-
Concentrated milk (Cod. Eurostat D3200)3052922933428873-16,6%Jan-Mar 2025
WMP - Milk and cream powders (excl. SMP) (Cod. Eurostat D3100_X_3113)2923092812938181(e)0,0%Jan-Mar 2025
SMP - Skimmed milk powder (SMP) (Cod. Eurostat D3113)3533523473298691+6,1%Jan-Mar 2025
Buttermilk powder222422215,36,0+12,4%Jan-Mar 2025
Other powdered milk products1751791771784443-3,3%Jan-Mar 2025
Processed Cheese2042092062155354+1,3%Jan-Mar 2025
Drinks with a milk base (Cod. Eurostat D9100)643703721-
Whey(Cod. Eurostat D5000)16.45313.90714.053-
of which
     Whey liquid (Cod. Eurostat D5100)2.1881.8501.869-
     Whey concentrated (Cod. Eurostat D5200)790668675-
     Whey (in powder or in block)3703713843749886-12,0%Jan-Mar 2025
Other fresh products (milk-based desserts, ice cream)
(Cod. Eurostat D9200)		696764709-
EXPORT2021202220232024Jan - Febof which Extra EU
2024
2025
%
2024
2025
%
Cheese (0406) TOP importers1.3651.3261.4201.439
240
231
-3,8%
33
29
-11,5%
Latte Sfuso (04011090+04012019+04012099) TOP importers1.1019341.2481.369
220
168
-23,5%
1,2
0,5
-59,8%
Whole (04012099) TOP importers9438111.0721.196
184
149
-19,1%
1,2
0,2
-84,1%
Semi-skimmed (04012019) TOP importers50303715
3,0
1,2
-61,8%
-
-
-
Skimmed (04011090) TOP importers10893139158
32
18
-45,0%
0,0
0,3
0,0%
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) TOP importers641601596622
105
101
-3,5%
18
16
-11,2%
Whey (0404) TOP importers568501469494
81
76
-6,6%
23
15
-35,7%
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) and WPC (040410) TOP importers503443420439
71
67
-5,1%
22
14
-35,6%
Latte Confezionato (04011010+04012011+04012091) TOP importers733496525470
77
60
-22,7%
42
27
-35,9%
Whole (04012091) TOP importers454276307272
44
33
-26,0%
29
20
-31,0%
Semi-Skimmed (04012011) TOP importers149143151141
25
22
-8,7%
6,6
3,9
-41,1%
Skimmed (04011010) TOP importers130786757
8,7
4,8
-45,2%
6,6
3,2
-52,1%
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) TOP importers401392404426
75
72
-4,4%
21
18
-14,3%
Condensed Milk (040291+040299) TOP importers295319372338
57
58
+1,8%
7,9
10
+33,2%
Lactose Pharmaceutical (170211) TOP importers243249262270
49
42
-13,6%
23
18
-21,9%
SMP (040210) TOP importers327293289264
49
47
-3,4%
16
16
-4,4%
Cream (040130+040140+040150) TOP importers239230242202
32
29
-9,6%
5,3
3,2
-39,4%
Butter And Other Fats (0405) TOP importers156146154151
29
26
-10,9%
2,1
1,5
-29,9%
Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) TOP importers24242121
3,1
4,3
+36,8%
0,1
0,1
-18,0%
Other Product 201224247234
41
40
-1,3%
19
17
-7,6%
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %)9,59,78,913
2,1
2,1
-0,2%
-
-
-
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%)
based on nuts, cereals or seeds		1087888118
20
17
-12,9%
-
-
-
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats
derived from milk or milk products		79829299
16
18
+13,0%
-
-
-
IMPORT2021202220232024Jan - Febof which Extra EU
2024
2025
%
2024
2025
%
Latte Sfuso (04011090+04012019+04012099) TOP exporters2.4112.5242.7712.770
480
436
-9,1%
0,5
0,5
-5,6%
Whole (04012099)Revision Data TOP exporters2.2632.3592.6452.659
459
418
-8,8%
0,5
0,5
-5,6%
Semi-skimmed (04012019) TOP exporters25222020
4,3
2,7
-36,1%
-
-
-
Skimmed (04011090) TOP exporters12314310591
16
15
-10,0%
-
-
-
Cheese (0406) TOP exporters914895902949
152
162
+6,9%
6,6
7,3
+10,3%
Whey (0404) TOP exporters655627589575
103
96
-6,8%
0,9
1,0
+6,0%
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) and WPC (040410) TOP exporters562515481447
83
74
-11,4%
0,9
0,8
-10,2%
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) TOP exporters199206220231
42
41
-0,9%
0,2
0,1
-29,7%
Latte Confezionato (04011010+04012011+04012091) TOP exporters196202229223
42
32
-24,4%
-
-
-
Whole (04012091) TOP exporters6785105110
22
15
-34,1%
-
-
-
Semi-Skimmed (04012011) TOP exporters128116123112
20
17
-14,0%
-
-
-
Skimmed (04011010) TOP exporters0,80,60,70,4
0,1
0,1
+1,6%
-
-
-
Cream (040130+040140+040150) TOP exporters202195161200
32
37
+17,1%
0,1
1,2
>1000%
Condensed Milk (040291+040299) TOP exporters111116101140
21
24
+16,2%
0,3
0,7
+106,6%
Butter And Other Fats (0405) TOP exporters204171153135
21
19
-9,3%
-
-
-
Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) TOP exporters20191918
2,8
2,8
-1,5%
-
-
-
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) TOP exporters107108120124
19
23
+19,5%
1,7
1,9
+9,1%
Other Product 227243239242
42
43
+1,2%
0,5
0,5
-2,1%
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %)90776646
9,5
9,3
-2,2%
-
-
-
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%)
based on nuts, cereals or seeds		206138217245
43
39
-9,0%
-
-
-
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats
derived from milk or milk products		13151314
2,3
3,0
+26,7%
-
-
-
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg)202120222023202420242025%Period
Cheese25,324,623,8n.d.
di cui
Fresh cheeses6,96,46,3n.d.
Butter6,15,65,6n.d.
Cream5,35,15,0n.d.
Condensed Milk1,41,20,3n.d.
SMP and Buttermilk powder1,31,61,7n.d.
% Self-sufficiency rate128,0%122,6%126,3%123,3%121,2%Jan-Feb 2025
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025(f) % Period
GDP (gross domestic product) 6,28% 3,60% 0,52% 0,80% 0,80% 0,80% Jan-Dic 2025
CPI (consumer price index) 3,21% 8,67% 6,03% 2,50% 2,50% 2,30% Jan-Dic 2025
Population ('000) 83.155 83.237 83.119 83.456
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 51.238 48.636 (e) 51.384 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 43.321 46.186(e) 47.520(e)
Informative Note
(f): forecast
(e): estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate

**** Weighted average annual price, except for 2025 when the average price is arithmetic. Since January 2010 Fat content, to which farm-gate milk price refers, has increased from 3,70 % to 4,00 %.
1) The price is ex farm.
*** Milk price "ab Hof", 4% fat content and 3,4% protein content.

SOURCES
Raw material area: Sheep and Goat Milk Deliveries: Eurostat (annual data dataset: apro_mk_pobta); Milk Deliveries, % Protein e % Fat: Eurostat (dataset: apro_mk_colm); Milk Production: Eurostat (dataset: agr_r_milkpr); Number of cows: Eurostat (dataset: agr_r_animal); Number of Goats, Sheeps and Bufaloes: Eurostat (dataset: apro_mt_lsgoat, apro_mt_lssheep, apro_mt_lscatl ); Sheep and Goat Milk Production: Eurostat (annual data dataset: apro_mk_farm); Farm-gate milk conventional and organic prices: ZMB, BLE, estimates made by AMI ; Import/Export of Breeding Heifers: IHS ; Organic Milk Production: Eurostat (dataset: org_aprod);
Dairy production: (annual data dataset: apro_mk_pobta, monthly data dataset: apro_mk_colm) , Eurostat+BLE
Export: Eurostat
Import: Eurostat
Per capita consumption: BLE
GDP and CPI: Intesa Sanpaolo
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Population: Eurostat

*** MILK DELIVERIES AND MILK PRODUCTION
  • Milk deliveries (apro_mk_colm): milk collected by dairies (located in the Member State) from the agricultural holdings (within or outside the Member State).
  • Milk production (agr_r_milkpr): milk produced by agricultural holdings (located in the Member State) and a part of this milk is delivered to dairies (within or outside the Member State).

Note: Self-sufficiency rate = Milk deliveries/(Domestic use in milk equivalent ME)
Domestic use in milk equivalent (ME) = Milk deliveries + Import in ME - Export in ME
The Self-sufficiency rate does not consider the trade of FFMP (fat-filled milk powder) - HS 190190 and the infant milk formula.

Last update: 12-06-2025
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