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EU-28: Butter production

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This page contains the European Butter production data, both in tables and charts.

The table offers as well the possibility to:

  • consult the monthly volumes and changes, by clicking on the years in the column headers,
  • access to the DairySheets by clicking on the names of the Member States of the EU.

The charts display:

  • a breakdown of the Butter production by Member States
  • the monthly and average daily Butter production,
  • the year-over-year changes of Butter production in the major EU Players,
  • the yearly Butter production of the last seven years,
  • the Butter production with rolling year

The balance sheet of Butter completes the information.

From the Eurostat Handbook: definition of "Butter"

A product with a milk fat content of not less than 80 % and less than 90 %, a maximum water content of 16 % and a maximum dry non-fat milk-material content of 2 %. Includes also butter which contains small amounts of herbs, spices, aromatic substances, etc. on the condition that the product retains the characteristics of butter.

UE-28: Production of Butter (Tons)
PAESE 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017 2018 Var % Periodo
Austria 34.970 34.540 34.280 33.660 34.650 36.650 29.920 31.180 +4,2% Jan - Oct '18
Belgium 58.390 35.770 44.120 48.940 57.550 64.600 53.230 56.510 +6,2% Jan - Oct '18
Bulgaria 1.120 1.070 1.030 990 870 1.010 810 930 +14,8% Jan - Oct '18
Croatia 4.350 3.940 4.020 4.060 4.130 4.680 3.680 3.430 -6,8% Jan - Oct '18
Cyprus 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Jan - Oct '18
Czech Republic 28.240 27.350 28.640 28.700 27.980 25.790 21.710 19.670 -9,4% Jan - Oct '18
Denmark 38.500 42.800 42.900 44.200 56.300 57.000 47.400 58.400 +23,2% Jan - Oct '18
Estonia 4.000 3.400 4.500 5.100 5.100 4.300 3.600 4.100 +13,9% Jan - Oct '18
Finland 51.510 53.140 57.460 63.230 64.180 61.770 52.200 50.470 -3,3% Jan - Oct '18
France 420.580 406.590 445.210 446.990 435.400 411.920 341.760 349.740 +2,3% Jan - Oct '18
Germany 488.780 491.460 489.180 517.300 516.100 496.780 410.590 401.850 -2,1% Jan - Oct '18
Greece 890 760 640 740 1.040 850 690 810 (e)

 +17,4% Jan - Oct '18
Hungary 8.800 9.430 9.740 9.490 8.240 9.020 7.270 9.230 +27,0% Jan - Oct '18
Ireland 145.010 152.050 166.380 187.480 198.700 223.670 196.340 205.360 +4,6% Jan - Oct '18
Italy 93.700 98.360 100.500 94.060 93.100 91.220 74.550 74.040 -0,7% Jan - Oct '18
Latvia 5.620 6.590 7.540 6.920 7.200 4.650 3.840 3.110 -19,0% Jan - Oct '18
Lithuania 12.430 13.160 17.470 14.880 17.680 14.950 12.590 11.910 -5,4% Jan - Oct '18
Luxembourg (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) - Jan - Oct '18
Malta (c) (c) (c) 0 0 0 0 0 - Jan - Oct '18
Netherlands 133.200 133.200 140.500 147.500 161.300 139.900 114.900 117.800 +2,5% Jan - Oct '18
Poland 161.830 164.140 170.950 187.700 203.930 213.020 176.570 184.080 +4,3% Jan - Oct '18
Portugal 28.220 25.590 28.130 32.260 31.410 32.080 26.960 26.480 -1,8% Jan - Oct '18
Romania 9.300 9.800 10.600 11.180 11.920 12.140 9.890 8.730 -11,7% Jan - Oct '18
Slovakia 8.510 9.090 8.640 8.920 8.960 9.340 7.710 7.870 +2,1% Jan - Oct '18
Slovenia 2.590 2.290 2.330 2.260 2.390 2.740 2.080 2.060 -1,0% Jan - Oct '18
Spain 37.430 32.410 30.950 38.700 40.800 46.960 38.870 39.870 +2,6% Jan - Oct '18
Sweden 21.940 21.600 21.690 21.840 21.730 17.290 15.450 14.020 -9,3% Jan - Oct '18
United Kingdom 140.200 145.200 140.000 144.500 143.100 161.200 137.000 128.600 -6,1% Jan - Oct '18
TOTAL EU-28 1.940.120 1.923.730 2.007.400 2.101.600 2.153.760 2.143.530 1.789.610 1.810.250 (e) +1,2% Jan - Oct '18
y-o-y % -0,8% +4,3% +4,7% +2,5% -0,5%      
(e) estimated data
(c) confidential data
NOTE:The data for the higlighted countries are confidential. These countries are not considered in the calculation of the total production.
Source: Eurostat, Stimato CLAL

Rolling year: for each month the chart visualizes the production in that month plus the production of the previous 11 months. With this method is always considered the total production in a time window of 12 months, so it is possible to identify the trend without the effect of seasonality.

EU Balance Sheet: Butter
'000 tons 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Sep 2018
Opening Stocks (1st Jan) (SI) 24 31 25 11 20 51 25 0
Production [D6000] (P) 1.894 1.940 1.924 2.007 2.102 2.154 2.144 1.638
Production of other fat dairy products [D6900] (P2) 310(e) 357(e) 339(e) 342(e) 331(e) 338(e) 329(e) n.d.
Imports (I) 45 44 42 50 24 21 15 13
Exports (E) 126 127 128 148 178 208 171 123
Final Stocks (SF) 31 25 11 20 51 25 0 0
   of which:
     - public 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
     - private 29 25 11 20 51 25 0 0
Apparent Domestic Consumption (SI + P + P2 + I - E - SF ) 2.117 2.220 2.191 2.242 2.248 2.331 2.341 1.528
NOTE: Other Yellow Fat Dairy Products [D6900] production data of some Member States are confidential and are NOT included in this table.
(e): estimated; n.a.: not available
Sources: Production: Eurostat; Import/Export: IHS;Stock (Public + Private): European Commission; Apparent Domestic Consumption: Processed by CLAL