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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 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 Var % Period
Austria 36.980 36.540 38.110 36.670 34.380 33.460 21.250 19.410 -8,7% Jan - Jul '24
Belgium 64.240 111.960 122.590 109.650 107.830 119.810 71.170 76.460 +7,4% Jan - Jul '24
Bulgaria 1.110 1.060 1.030 1.040 1.190 1.060 740 650 -12,2% Jan - Aug '24
Croatia 4.330 4.580 5.040 4.520 4.750 3.730 2.250 2.160 -4,0% Jan - Jul '24
Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Jan - Jul '24
Czech Republic 23.810 26.170 26.950 25.780 25.330 24.470 15.700 16.920 +7,8% Jan - Aug '24
Denmark 74.000 74.700 72.700 81.500 85.100 95.900 65.700 61.600 -6,2% Jan - Jul '24
Estonia 4.900 5.200 5.000 3.900 4.400 4.600 3.200 2.500 -21,9% Jan - Aug '24
Finland 59.900 60.900 62.690 58.750 57.040 57.880 39.630 39.150 -1,2% Jan - Aug '24
France 420.280 414.230 413.100 407.620 408.630 403.580 248.350 245.330 -1,2% Jan - Jul '24
Germany 484.041 497.104 506.436 471.057 472.574 480.466 296.314 294.363 -0,7% Jan - Jul '24
Greece 1.110 1.200 1.450 1.660 2.160 2.360 1.350 1.240 -8,1% Jan - Jul '24
Hungary 9.370 8.630 9.200 9.230 9.280 8.450 5.630 8.130 +44,4% Jan - Aug '24
Ireland 237.840 251.070 264.720 275.600 269.190 273.150 201.450 189.260 -6,1% Jan - Aug '24
Italy 95.580 96.200 94.010 98.470 100.510 98.510 57.770 60.740 +5,1% Jan - Jul '24
Latvia 3.220 3.280 3.370 3.100 2.580 3.200 2.100 2.040 -2,9% Jan - Aug '24
Lithuania 14.160 14.430 15.050 10.750 11.110 13.990 9.580 8.180 -14,6% Jan - Aug '24
Luxembourg (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) - Jan - Aug '24
Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Jan - Aug '24
Netherlands 153.800 136.400 133.500 137.700 138.300 125.500 75.200 73.400 -2,4% Jan - Jul '24
Poland 221.760 224.610 243.300 231.410 243.070 264.450 177.180 171.000 -3,5% Jan - Aug '24
Portugal 31.090 30.490 31.820 30.730 27.450 31.520 21.790 22.400 +2,8% Jan - Aug '24
Romania 10.880 10.670 12.170 11.190 10.480 10.970 5.810 6.530 +12,4% Jan - Jul '24
Slovakia 9.470 9.900 11.050 10.610 10.330 9.180 5.850 5.970 +2,1% Jan - Aug '24
Slovenia 2.620 2.560 2.620 2.470 2.260 2.250 1.320 1.320 0,0% Jan - Aug '24
Spain 49.300 45.679 43.500 34.070 25.470 19.850 12.860 10.260 -20,2% Jan - Jul '24
Sweden 16.380 17.170 17.510 17.950 20.060 22.480 15.280 14.000 -8,4% Jan - Jul '24
TOTAL EU-27 2.030.171 2.084.733 2.136.916 2.075.427 2.073.474 2.110.816 1.294.954 1.272.873 -1,7% Jan - Jul '24
y-o-y % +2,7% +2,5% -2,9% -0,1% +1,8%      
(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, ISTAT, BLE, 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Jul 2024
Opening Stocks (1st Jan) (SI) 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Production [D6000] (P) 1.991 2.030 2.085 2.137 2.075 2.073 2.111 1.273
Production of other fat dairy products [D6900] (P2) 217(e) 209(e) 204(e) 210(e) 182(e) 211(e) 134(e) n.d.
Imports (I) 57 69 73 48 47 69 53 20
Exports (E) 253 244 297 312 263 255 288 161
Final Stocks (SF) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   of which:
     - public 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
     - private 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apparent Domestic Consumption (SI + P + P2 + I - E - SF ) 2.037 2.065 2.065 2.083 2.042 2.098 2.011 1.132
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; Stock (Public + Private): European Commission; Apparent Domestic Consumption: Processed by CLAL