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EU-27: 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-27: Production of Butter (Tons)
COUNTRY 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 Var % Period
Austria 38.110 36.670 34.380 33.460 31.180 35.080 3.240 3.670 +13,3% Jan '26
Belgium 122.590 109.650 107.830 119.810 127.790 119.390 20.300 19.730 -2,8% Jan - Feb '26
Bulgaria 1.030 1.040 1.190 1.060 960 950 170 170 0,0% Jan - Feb '26
Croatia 5.040 4.520 4.750 3.730 3.920 3.980 690 620 -10,1% Jan - Feb '26
Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Jan - Feb '26
Czech Republic 26.950 25.780 25.330 24.470 25.960 26.970 4.290 4.830 +12,6% Jan - Feb '26
Denmark 72.700 81.500 85.100 95.900 87.600 103.200 19.400 17.900 -7,7% Jan - Feb '26
Estonia 5.000 3.900 4.400 4.600 3.600 3.810 390 390(e) 0,0% Jan '26
Finland 62.690 58.750 57.040 57.880 57.320 57.700 9.880 10.310 +4,4% Jan - Feb '26
France 413.100 407.620 408.630 403.580 397.890 421.900 71.160 80.160 +12,6% Jan - Feb '26
Germany 506.436 471.057 472.574 480.466 480.979 524.775 90.878 98.121 +8,0% Jan - Feb '26
Greece 1.450 1.660 2.160 2.360 2.150 2.250 330 400 +21,2% Jan - Feb '26
Hungary 9.200 9.230 9.280 8.450 12.130 11.100 1.990 1.860 -6,5% Jan - Feb '26
Ireland 264.720 275.600 269.190 273.150 267.590 286.330 14.790 14.920 +0,9% Jan - Feb '26
Italy 94.010 98.470 100.510 98.510 104.180 111.100 18.170 18.190(e) +0,1% Jan - Feb '26
Latvia 3.370 3.100 2.580 3.200 3.140 3.700 310 310(e) 0,0% Jan '26
Lithuania 15.050 10.750 11.110 13.990 12.210 15.570 2.290 3.830 +67,2% Jan - Feb '26
Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 (c) (c) 0 - -
Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Jan - Mar '26
Netherlands 133.500 137.700 138.300 125.500 118.900 108.200 19.300 20.800 +7,8% Jan - Feb '26
Poland 243.300 231.410 243.070 264.450 257.580 280.050 44.520 57.010 +28,1% Jan - Feb '26
Portugal 31.820 30.730 27.450 31.520 32.020 30.960 5.340 5.780 +8,2% Jan - Feb '26
Romania 12.170 11.190 10.480 10.970 11.950 14.130 2.180 2.520 +15,6% Jan - Feb '26
Slovakia 11.050 10.610 10.330 9.180 9.560 10.650 1.710 1.920 +12,3% Jan - Feb '26
Slovenia 2.620 2.470 2.260 2.250 2.290 2.360 190 190(e) 0,0% Jan '26
Spain 43.500 34.070 25.470 19.850 15.980 22.120 4.600 4.680 +1,7% Jan - Feb '26
Sweden 17.510 17.950 20.060 22.480 20.680 26.200 4.130 5.580 +35,1% Jan - Feb '26
TOTAL EU-27 2.136.916 2.075.427 2.073.474 2.110.816 2.087.559 2.222.475 180.216 196.619 (e) +9,1% Jan '26
y-o-y % -2,9% -0,1% +1,8% -1,1% +6,5%      
(e) estimated data
(c) confidential data
NOTE:The countries highlighted in yellow indicate the presence of some confidential data which are not considered in the total calculation of productions.
Source: Eurostat, BLE, ISTAT, 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.

UE-27 Balance Sheet: Butter
'000 tons 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Jan 2026
Production [D6000] (P) 2.085 2.137 2.075 2.073 2.111 2.088 2.222 197
Production of other fat dairy products [D6900] (P2) 204(e) 210(e) 182(e) 211(e) 155(e) 162(e) n.d. n.d.
Imports (I) 73 48 46 69 53 36 72 6
Exports (E) 297 312 262 253 287 272 273 24
Apparent Domestic Consumption (P + P2 + I - E ) 2.065 2.083 2.042 2.100 2.032 2.013 2.021 179
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, Import/Export: Eurostat; Apparent Domestic Consumption: Processed by CLAL
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