EU-27: Dairy sector
This page contains data with regard to some key indicators on the dairy sector over time.
The purpose of this table is twofold:
- on the one hand, it highlights the complexity of the sector, where it is important the connection among many different elements: raw milk area, dairy productions, import, export, domestic consumption and self-sufficiency level,
- on the other hand, it underlines the vibrancy of a market crossed by many trade routes of both semi-finished and finished products (from packaged milk to cheese and milk powders).
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EU-27: DAIRY SECTOR | |||||||||
x 1.000 ton | |||||||||
RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | |
Cow's Milk | |||||||||
Dairy Farm Structure | |||||||||
Live bovine animals ('000 Head) | 77.840 | 77.161 | 76.499 | 75.655 | |||||
of which | |||||||||
Cows ('000 Head) | 21.029 | 20.766 | 20.514 | 20.204 | |||||
Slaughtered cows ('000 head) | 6.976 | 6.529 | 6.371 | 6.513 | 4.695 | 4.700 | +0,1% | Jan-Sep 2022 | |
Export of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) | 232.711 | 213.532 | 222.761 | 164.313 | 150.243 | 133.189 | -11,4% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Import of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) | 396 | 580 | 664 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0,0% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Milk production | 151.273 | 152.560 | 154.153 | 153.988 | |||||
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +0,9% | +1,0% | -0,1% | ||||||
Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies (Cod. Eurostat D1110D) | 141.850 | 142.566 | 144.903 | 144.486 | 133.115 | 133.027(e) | -0,1% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +0,5% | +1,6% | -0,3% | ||||||
% Delivery on production *** | 93,8% | 93,4% | 94,0% | 93,8% | |||||
% Protein | 3,39% | 3,42% | 3,43% | 3,43% | 3,41% | 3,40% | Jan-Oct 2022 | ||
% Fat | 4,04% | 4,09% | 4,09% | 4,10% | 4,08% | 4,05% | Jan-Oct 2022 | ||
Farm-gate milk price (€ per 100 Kg) | 34,31 | 34,78 | 34,14 | 36,81 | 36,81 | 50,17(e) | +36,3% | Jan-Dec 2022 | |
± % Over the same period of the previous year | +1,4% | -1,8% | +7,8% | ||||||
Corn price (Bordeaux) (€\Ton) | 160 | 160 | 166 | 229 | 229 | 313 | +36,6% | Jan-Dec 2022 | |
National Soybean price (Bologna) (€\Ton) | 356 | 338 | 383 | 588 | 588 | 632 | +7,6% | Jan-Dec 2022 | |
Buffalo's - Goat's - Sheep's Milk | |||||||||
Buffaloes ('000)** | 457 | 459 | 473 | 476 | |||||
Buffalo's Milk Production (Cod.Eurostat D1140A)** | 274(e) | 280(e) | 290(e) | 292(e) | |||||
Buffalo's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1140D)** | 220(e) | 224(e) | 235(e) | 239(e) | |||||
Goats ('000)** | 11.992 | 12.125 | 11.470 | 10.943 | |||||
Goat's Milk Production (Cod.Eurostat D1130A)** | 2.348(e) | 2.454(e) | 2.521(e) | 2.473(e) | |||||
Goat's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1130D)** | 1.674(e) | 1.718(e) | 1.828(e) | 1.806(e) | |||||
Sheeps ('000)** | 61.938 | 62.470 | 59.681 | 58.343 | |||||
Sheep's Milk Production (Cod.Eurostat D1120A)** | 2.845(e) | 2.967(e) | 2.984(e) | 2.976(e) | |||||
Sheep's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1120D)** | 2.111(e) | 2.038(e) | 2.161(e) | 2.122(e) | |||||
DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | |
Drinking milk (Cod. Eurostat D2100) | 22.743 | 22.280 | 23.105 | 22.840 | 20.850 | 20.708(e) | -0,7% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Cream for direct consumption (Cod. Eurostat D2200V) | 2.417 | 2.458 | 2.463 | 2.527 | 2.304 | 2.322(e) | +0,8% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Raw cream delivered to dairies (Cod. Eurostat D1200D)** | 120 | 128 | 143 | 143 | |||||
Acidified milk (yoghurts and other) (Cod. Eurostat D4100) | 7.840 | 7.683 | 7.735 | 7.571 | 7.001 | 6.944 | -0,8% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Butter (Cod. Eurostat D6000) | 2.030 | 2.085 | 2.137 | 2.075 | 1.906 | 1.894(e) | -0,6% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Rendered butter and butteroil (Cod.Eurostat D6200)** | 97 | 104 | 101 | 105 | |||||
Other Yellow Fat Dairy Products (Cod. Eurostat D6900)** | 209 | 204 | 210 | 198 | |||||
Total Cheese (Cod. Eurostat D7100) | 9.788 | 9.958 | 10.164 | 10.314 | |||||
I° Classificazione | |||||||||
- Soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7111)** | 1.308 | 1.318 | 1.372 | 1.403 | |||||
- Medium soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7112)** | 660 | 641 | 679 | 681 | |||||
- Medium hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7113)** | 2.666 | 2.739 | 1.845 | 1.906 | |||||
- Hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7114)** | 1.538 | 1.612 | 1.683 | 1.702 | |||||
- Extra hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7115)** | 32 | 64 | 42 | 45 | |||||
- Fresh cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7116)** | 3.517 | 3.552 | 3.559 | 3.624 | |||||
2° Classificazione | |||||||||
- Cheese from cows'milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7121)** | 8.953 | 9.163 | 9.295 | 9.433 | |||||
- Cheese from ewes milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7122)** | 227 | 232 | 231 | 233 | |||||
- Cheese from goats milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7123)** | 220 | 201 | 204 | 198 | |||||
- Others (cheese from buffalos'milk (pure) or mixed cheese) ( Cod. Eurostat D7129)** | 474 | 443 | 479 | 525 | |||||
Cheese from cows' milk (Cod. Eurostat D7121) | 9.071 | 9.160 | 9.389 | 9.504 | 8.737 | 8.704(e) | -0,4% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Processed Cheese (Cod. Eurostat D7200)** | 624 | 629 | 603 | 604 | |||||
Concentrated milk (Cod. Eurostat D3200) | 881 | 913 | 1.035 | 995 | 914 | 878 | -3,9% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
WMP - Milk and cream powders (excl. SMP) (Cod. Eurostat D3100_X_3113) | 792 | 806 | 821 | 751 | 684 | 666(e) | -2,6% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Partly Skimmed Milk Powder (Cod. Eurostat D3112)** | 52 | 55 | 60 | 54 | |||||
SMP - Skimmed milk powder (SMP) (Cod. Eurostat D3113) | 1.369 | 1.350 | 1.380 | 1.294 | 1.189 | 1.189(e) | 0,0% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Buttermilk Powder (Cod. Eurostat D3130)** | 85 | 85 | 81 | 49 | |||||
Drinks with a milk base (Cod. Eurostat D9100)** | 1.693 | 1.725 | 1.632 | 1.743 | |||||
Whey(Cod. Eurostat D5000)** | 49.232 | 53.735 | 56.375 | 55.020 | |||||
of which | |||||||||
Whey liquid (Cod. Eurostat D5100)** | 6.764 | 16.139 | 16.685 | 16.428 | |||||
Whey concentrated (Cod. Eurostat D5200)** | 2.120 | 2.325 | 2.533 | 2.575 | |||||
Whey (in powder or in block) (Cod. Eurostat D5300)** | 1.943 | 2.041 | 1.952 | 1.961 | |||||
Caseins and caseinates (Cod. Eurostat D9300)** | 126 | 128 | 113 | 114 | |||||
Other fresh products (milk-based desserts, ice cream) (Cod. Eurostat D9200)** | 1.851 | 1.789 | 2.263 | 2.242 | |||||
EXPORT | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | |
Cheese (0406) | TOP importers | 1.279 | 1.348 | 1.402 | 1.386 | 1.273 | 1.240 | -2,6% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) | TOP importers | 1.032 | 1.166 | 1.184 | 1.189 | 1.087 | 1.059 | -2,6% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Latte Confezionato (04011010+04012011+04012091) | TOP importers | 781 | 940 | 1.050 | 1.098 | 1.016 | 772 | -24,0% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Whole (04012091) | TOP importers | 502 | 623 | 677 | 773 | 720 | 526 | -27,0% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Semi-Skimmed (04012011) | TOP importers | 186 | 199 | 201 | 175 | 160 | 153 | -4,5% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Skimmed (04011010) | TOP importers | 93 | 118 | 172 | 149 | 136 | 94 | -31,2% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Whey (0404) | TOP importers | 771 | 783 | 813 | 832 | 766 | 719 | -6,2% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) and WPC (040410) | TOP importers | 642 | 647 | 695 | 717 | 664 | 609 | -8,3% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
SMP (040210) | TOP importers | 826 | 945 | 831 | 788 | 734 | 648 | -11,7% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) | TOP importers | 504 | 523 | 534 | 544 | 501 | 473 | -5,6% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Infant milk formula (190110) | TOP importers | 632 | 616 | 601 | 508 | 467 | 533 | +14,2% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Condensed Milk (040291+040299) | TOP importers | 331 | 332 | 338 | 341 | 308 | 263 | -14,6% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
WMP (040221+040229) | TOP importers | 347 | 315 | 345 | 298 | 278 | 227 | -18,4% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Cream (040130+040140+040150) | TOP importers | 211 | 209 | 227 | 266 | 248 | 247 | -0,3% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Butter And Other Fats (0405) | TOP importers | 244 | 297 | 312 | 263 | 243 | 237 | -2,2% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) | TOP importers | 35 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 24 | -15,0% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Lactose Pharmaceutical (170211) | TOP importers | 228 | 223 | 273 | 262 | 240 | 231 | -3,5% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Other Product | 311 | 361 | 365 | 386 | 344 | 439 | +27,4% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %) | 90 | 62 | 58 | 52 | 47 | 48 | +1,5% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%) based on nuts, cereals or seeds | 130 | 203 | 314 | 427 | 387 | 365 | -5,6% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats derived from milk or milk products | 173 | 159 | 137 | 96 | 89 | 94 | +4,8% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
IMPORT | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | |
Latte Sfuso (04011090+04012019+04012099) | TOP exporters | 720 | 636 | 578 | 514 | 490 | 562 | +14,6% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Whole (04012099) | TOP exporters | 704 | 599 | 563 | 504 | 481 | 552 | +14,8% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Semi-skimmed (04012019) | TOP exporters | 12 | 5,2 | 2,9 | 6,7 | 6,1 | 8,3 | +35,6% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Skimmed (04011090) | TOP exporters | 4,0 | 32 | 13 | 2,7 | 2,7 | 1,1 | -60,6% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Cheese (0406) | TOP exporters | 197 | 212 | 223 | 197 | 181 | 172 | -5,1% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Whey (0404) | TOP exporters | 119 | 114 | 112 | 89 | 82 | 86 | +5,8% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) and WPC (040410) | TOP exporters | 115 | 111 | 107 | 88 | 80 | 84 | +5,3% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) | TOP exporters | 131 | 139 | 87 | 77 | 71 | 72 | +1,9% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) | TOP exporters | 58 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 48 | 84 | +73,4% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Latte Confezionato (04011010+04012011+04012091) | TOP exporters | 80 | 97 | 95 | 50 | 46 | 45 | -3,2% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Whole (04012091) | TOP exporters | 47 | 36 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 25 | +11,0% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Semi-Skimmed (04012011) | TOP exporters | 29 | 29 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 14 | -24,8% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Skimmed (04011010) | TOP exporters | 3,6 | 31 | 20 | 5,6 | 5,1 | 5,8 | +12,7% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Butter And Other Fats (0405) | TOP exporters | 69 | 73 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 69 | +55,5% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) | TOP exporters | 28 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 25 | +37,7% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Condensed Milk (040291+040299) | TOP exporters | 23 | 42 | 34 | 37 | 32 | 33 | +2,8% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
SMP (040210) | TOP exporters | 46 | 56 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 30 | +2,3% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Cream (040130+040140+040150) | TOP exporters | 40 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 24 | 22 | -8,1% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) (350220) | TOP exporters | 18 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 28 | +43,7% | Jan-Nov 2022 |
Other Product | 96 | 94 | 77 | 52 | 48 | 70 | +46,4% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %) | 15 | 17 | 11 | 8,7 | 7,6 | 9,5 | +25,0% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%) based on nuts, cereals or seeds | 28 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 24 | -5,5% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats derived from milk or milk products | 15 | 13 | 11 | 6,4 | 5,9 | 5,9 | -1,1% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | |
Cheese | 8.790 | 9.019 | 9.183 | 9.361 | 9.361 | 9.365 | 0,0% | Jan-Dec 2022 | |
Butter | 1.898 | 1.900 | 1.909 | 1.927 | 1.927 | 1.890 | -1,9% | Jan-Dec 2022 | |
SMP | 992 | 835 | 795 | 748 | 748 | 785 | +4,9% | Jan-Dec 2022 | |
WMP | 381 | 424 | 418 | 376 | 376 | 390 | +3,7% | Jan-Dec 2022 | |
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | % | Period | |
Cheese | 17 | 18 | 18 | - | |||||
Butter | 3,7 | 3,7 | 3,7 | - | |||||
SMP | 1,9 | 1,6 | 1,5 | - | |||||
WMP | 0,7 | 0,8 | 0,8 | - | |||||
% Self-sufficiency rate | 116,4% | 119,0% | 118,1% | 117,4% | 114,4% | Jan-Nov 2022 | |||
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022(f) | % | Period | |
GDP (gross domestic product) | 2,05% | 1,83% | -5,80% | 5,32% | 3,33% | Jan-Dic 2022 | |||
CPI (consumer price index) | 1,79% | 1,42% | 0,69% | 2,90% | 9,22% | Jan-Dic 2022 | |||
Population ('000) | 446.209 | 446.446 | 447.320 | 447.207 | |||||
(e) estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
** Only the production of the EU countries that officially declared the data are considered.
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 price: Milk Market Observatory; 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)
Export: Eurostat
Import: Eurostat
Consumption: FAS-USDA
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: 02-02-2023