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Germany: Dairy sector

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This Country:
  • accounts for 22,4% of EU milk deliveries (year 2023),
  • exports dairy products, converted into milk equivalent (ME), for the 55,6% of the milk deliveries (year 2022),
  • accounts for 22,6% of EU dairy exports in ME (year 2023).
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GERMANY: DAIRY SECTOR
x 1.000 ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA202020212022202320232024%Period
Cow's Milk
Dairy Farm Structure
Live bovine animals ('000 Head)11.30211.04010.99710.836
of which
     Dairy Cows ('000 head)3.9213.8333.8103.7133.7753.668-2,8%May 2024
Slaughtered cows ('000 head)1.1061.1191.0081.011640640+0,1%Jan-Aug 2024
Export of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head)75.46061.91531.88036.70322.15221.860-1,3%Jan-Jul 2024
Import of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head)1.8641.5302191.9751.3221.592+20,4%Jan-Jul 2024
Milk production33.16532.50732.399
± % Over the same period of the previous year-2,0%-0,3%
Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies (Cod. Eurostat D1110D)32.54931.94231.94732.42422.10322.071-0,1%Jan-Aug 2024
± % Over the same period of the previous year-1,9%0,0%+1,5%
% Delivery on production ***98,1%98,3%98,6%
% Protein3,47%3,46%3,44%3,46%3,43%3,44% Jan-Aug 2024
% Fat4,13%4,15%4,08%4,12%4,10%4,06% Jan-Aug 2024
Farm-gate milk prices**** m.g. 4% p.p. prot. 3,4% p.p.(€ x 100 kg, VAT not include)1)32,8436,2753,1845,3445,4345,61+0,4%Jan-Sep 2024
± % Over the same period of the previous year+10,4%+46,6%-14,7%
Organic Milk Deliveries ('000 Ton)1.2341.2661.3181.382946969+2,5%Jan-Aug 2024
Organic cow milk prices*** (€ x 100 kg, VAT not include)47,7849,8157,6157,3958,4556,22-3,8%Jan-Aug 2024
Organic milk production (goat, sheep, cow)1.2341.2721.323-
Buffalo's - Goat's - Sheep's Milk
Buffaloes ('000)11111212
Goats ('000)161164159163
Deliveries of Goat’s and Sheep’s Organic Milk ('000 Ton)161515139,27,8-15,1%Jan-Aug 2024
Prices of Goat’s and Sheep’s Organic Milk (€ x 100 kg, VAT not include)697072787675-0,4%Jan-Aug 2024
Sheeps ('000)1.4841.5081.5171.560
DAIRY PRODUCTION202020212022202320232024%Period
Drinking milk (Cod. Eurostat D2100)4.5664.3804.1034.0322.6732.664-0,3%Jan-Aug 2024
Cream for direct consumption (Cod. Eurostat D2200V)530544525521339353+4,1%Jan-Aug 2024
Acidified milk (yoghurts and other) (Cod. Eurostat D4100)1.8241.7511.6911.6951.1471.196+4,3%Jan-Aug 2024
of which
     Yoghurt products673643637655558469-15,9%Jan-Oct 2024
Buttermilk products1049892867459-20,6%Jan-Oct 2024
Butter (Cod. Eurostat D6000)506471473480334330-1,4%Jan-Aug 2024
Rendered butter and butteroil (Cod.Eurostat D6200)52586157
Mixed fats898478786451-20,4%Jan-Oct 2024
Other Yellow Fat Dairy Products (Cod. Eurostat D6900)8,07,77,77,6
Cheese from cows' milk (Cod. Eurostat D7121)2.4492.4612.4302.4511.6531.704+3,1%Jan-Aug 2024
Hard cheese (Hartkäse)193189187180152122-20,0%Jan-Oct 2024
Sour milk cheese (Sauermilchquarkerzeugnisse)232220191614-15,0%Jan-Oct 2024
Cut cheese (Schnittkäse)745759751778647539-16,7%Jan-Oct 2024
Semi-hard cheese (Halbfester Schnittkäse)565757564640-12,3%Jan-Oct 2024
Soft cheese (Weichkäse)167168165159133111-16,3%Jan-Oct 2024
Pasta Filata cheese (Pasta Filata Käse)425447456462388319-17,8%Jan-Oct 2024
Cream cheese (Frischkäse)835816790792667557-16,6%Jan-Oct 2024
Cooked and whey cheese (Koch- und Molkenkäse)3,94,23,93,73,02,8-7,2%Jan-Oct 2024
Total Cheese (Cod. Eurostat D7100)2.3552.3612.3342.361
I° Classificazione
- Soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7111)160160158152
- Medium soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7112)55555554
- Medium hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7113)724733725753
- Hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7114)154149148146
- Fresh cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7116)1.2621.2651.2481.255
2° Classificazione
- Cheese from cows'milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7121)2.3542.3592.3332.360
Concentrated milk (Cod. Eurostat D3200)323305292293200225+12,3%Jan-Aug 2024
WMP - Milk and cream powders (excl. SMP) (Cod. Eurostat D3100_X_3113)283292309281212183-13,8%Jan-Aug 2024
SMP - Skimmed milk powder (SMP) (Cod. Eurostat D3113)417353352347249230-7,6%Jan-Aug 2024
Buttermilk powder252224221814-24,6%Jan-Oct 2024
Other powdered milk products161175179177149122-18,0%Jan-Oct 2024
Processed Cheese193204209206171144-15,9%Jan-Oct 2024
Drinks with a milk base (Cod. Eurostat D9100)585643703721
Whey(Cod. Eurostat D5000)16.38016.45313.90714.053
of which
     Whey liquid (Cod. Eurostat D5100)2.1792.1881.8501.869
     Whey concentrated (Cod. Eurostat D5200)786790668675
     Whey (in powder or in block)317370371384321264-17,7%Jan-Oct 2024
Other fresh products (milk-based desserts, ice cream)
(Cod. Eurostat D9200)
673696764709
EXPORT2020202120222023Jan - Julof which Extra EU
2023
2024
%
2023
2024
%
Cheese (0406) TOP importers1.3181.3651.3241.413
835
857
+2,6%
123
123
+0,3%
Latte Sfuso (04011090+04012019+04012099) TOP importers1.2361.1019291.238
722
856
+18,6%
5,7
6,5
+13,8%
Whole (04012099) TOP importers9709438101.065
615
746
+21,2%
2,4
6,4
+172,3%
Semi-skimmed (04012019) TOP importers64502738
23
9,2
-60,6%
-
-
-
Skimmed (04011090) TOP importers20210892135
83
101
+21,8%
0,0
0,1
>1000%
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) TOP importers669641600594
355
373
+5,1%
68
69
+1,0%
Latte Confezionato (04011010+04012011+04012091) TOP importers694733496523
304
281
-7,6%
200
166
-16,6%
Whole (04012091) TOP importers388454276306
170
164
-3,1%
139
114
-17,5%
Semi-Skimmed (04012011) TOP importers160149143150
93
83
-10,7%
29
25
-12,6%
Skimmed (04011010) TOP importers1461307866
41
34
-18,7%
32
27
-16,0%
Whey (0404) TOP importers542568501469
276
284
+2,9%
78
82
+5,9%
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) and WPC (040410) TOP importers478503444420
247
250
+1,4%
74
78
+5,4%
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) TOP importers393401392403
232
250
+8,1%
64
73
+14,2%
Condensed Milk (040291+040299) TOP importers303295315372
231
204
-11,6%
46
35
-23,7%
SMP (040210) TOP importers370327293297
181
166
-8,6%
72
57
-20,6%
Lactose Pharmaceutical (170211) TOP importers236243249261
152
158
+4,2%
68
80
+18,6%
Cream (040130+040140+040150) TOP importers221239228243
142
121
-14,6%
19
21
+10,3%
Butter And Other Fats (0405) TOP importers156156146153
97
98
+1,1%
8,4
7,3
-13,1%
Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) TOP importers21242421
14
11
-18,9%
0,9
0,8
-12,5%
Other Product 201201223247
161
140
-12,9%
64
66
+3,3%
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %)10,09,59,88,8
4,9
7,5
+51,5%
-
-
-
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%)
based on nuts, cereals or seeds
1081087887
43
66
+52,8%
-
-
-
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats
derived from milk or milk products
77798290
53
56
+5,7%
-
-
-
IMPORT2020202120222023Jan - Julof which Extra EU
2023
2024
%
2023
2024
%
Latte Sfuso (04011090+04012019+04012099) TOP exporters2.3562.4112.5222.749
1.632
1.678
+2,8%
1,5
1,6
+5,6%
Whole (04012099)Revision Data TOP exporters2.2182.2632.3572.625
1.554
1.606
+3,4%
1,5
1,6
+5,6%
Semi-skimmed (04012019) TOP exporters15252219
12
13
+12,8%
-
-
-
Skimmed (04011090) TOP exporters123123144105
67
59
-12,2%
-
-
-
Cheese (0406) TOP exporters894914891893
501
541
+7,9%
20
23
+14,4%
Whey (0404) TOP exporters602655631577
346
338
-2,2%
1,7
2,9
+71,6%
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) and WPC (040410) TOP exporters535562518470
286
266
-7,0%
1,6
2,7
+66,3%
Latte Confezionato (04011010+04012011+04012091) TOP exporters215196200250
145
136
-6,3%
0,0
0,3
>1000%
Whole (04012091) TOP exporters626784116
65
70
+8,6%
0,0
0,2
>1000%
Semi-Skimmed (04012011) TOP exporters153128115134
80
65
-18,2%
-
-
-
Skimmed (04011010) TOP exporters0,60,80,60,7
0,5
0,3
-43,6%
0,0
0,1
>1000%
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) TOP exporters175199204218
126
136
+7,2%
0,6
0,5
-13,9%
Cream (040130+040140+040150) TOP exporters195202194160
92
123
+34,4%
0,3
0,5
+60,3%
Butter And Other Fats (0405) TOP exporters192204170153
95
76
-19,9%
0,2
0,1
-6,3%
Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) TOP exporters21201919
12
9,7
-16,4%
0,1
0,1
+11,8%
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) TOP exporters98107107119
69
71
+3,0%
5,6
6,5
+16,5%
Condensed Milk (040291+040299) TOP exporters114111116100
62
87
+41,0%
0,3
1,2
+346,2%
Other Product 246227240239
138
138
-0,4%
2,0
2,0
-0,9%
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %)54907766
38
30
-21,0%
-
-
-
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%)
based on nuts, cereals or seeds
154206138209
113
148
+30,3%
-
-
-
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats
derived from milk or milk products
18131513
7,3
8,3
+15,1%
-
-
-
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg)202020212022202320232024%Period
Cheese25,325,324,623,8
di cui
Fresh cheeses7,16,96,46,3
Butter6,36,15,65,6
Cream5,35,35,15,0
Condensed Milk1,61,41,20,3
SMP and Buttermilk powder1,51,31,61,7
% Self-sufficiency rate128,5%128,0%122,8%126,8%125,9%Jan-Jul 2024
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024(f) % Period
GDP (gross domestic product) -6,27% 6,17% 3,37% 0,50% 0,50% 0,70% Jan-Dic 2024
CPI (consumer price index) 0,37% 3,21% 8,67% 6,03% 6,03% 2,50% Jan-Dic 2024
Population ('000) 83.167 83.155 83.237 84.359
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 46.735 51.238 48.636 (e) 51.384 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 40.890 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 2024 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: 12-11-2024
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