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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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2023 Var % Period
Austria 36.650 36.980 36.540 38.110 36.670 34.380 3.320 3.400 +2,4% Jan '23
Belgium 64.600 64.240 111.960 122.590 109.650 107.510 8.990 9.350 +4,0% Jan '23
Bulgaria 1.010 1.110 1.060 1.030 1.040 1.190 90 110 +22,2% Jan '23
Croatia 4.680 4.330 4.580 5.040 4.520 4.750 420 480 +14,3% Jan '23
Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Jan '23
Czech Republic 25.790 23.810 26.170 26.950 25.780 25.330 4.360 3.940 -9,6% Jan - Feb '23
Denmark 57.000 74.000 74.700 72.700 81.500 85.100 6.400 9.000 +40,6% Jan '23
Estonia 4.300 4.900 5.200 5.000 3.900 4.400 800 1.200 +50,0% Jan - Feb '23
Finland 61.770 59.900 60.900 62.690 58.750 57.040 10.080 10.150 +0,7% Jan - Feb '23
France 411.980 420.280 414.230 413.100 407.610 403.820 35.930 37.860 +5,4% Jan '23
Germany 496.780 484.041 497.104 506.436 471.057 472.574 39.846 45.430 (e)

 +14,0% Jan '23
Greece 850 1.110 1.200 1.450 1.660 2.160 160 180 +12,5% Jan '23
Hungary 9.020 9.370 8.630 9.200 9.230 13.870 2.100 2.180 +3,8% Jan - Feb '23
Ireland 223.670 237.840 251.070 264.720 275.600 269.190 6.710 5.600 -16,5% Jan '23
Italy 91.220 95.580 96.200 94.010 98.470 100.510 8.780 8.940 +1,8% Jan '23
Latvia 4.650 3.220 3.280 3.370 3.100 2.730 400 650 +62,5% Jan - Feb '23
Lithuania 14.950 14.160 14.430 15.050 10.750 11.130 2.220 2.190 -1,4% Jan - Feb '23
Luxembourg (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) - Jan - Feb '23
Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Jan '23
Netherlands 148.900 153.800 136.400 133.500 137.700 138.300 11.900 11.400 -4,2% Jan '23
Poland 213.020 221.760 224.610 243.300 231.410 243.070 18.960 19.350 +2,1% Jan '23
Portugal 32.080 31.090 30.490 31.820 30.730 27.450 2.670 2.710 +1,5% Jan '23
Romania 12.140 10.880 10.670 12.170 11.190 10.480 920 820 -10,9% Jan '23
Slovakia 9.340 9.470 9.900 11.050 10.610 10.330 1.780 1.520 -14,6% Jan - Feb '23
Slovenia 2.740 2.620 2.560 2.620 2.470 2.260 350 300 -14,3% Jan - Feb '23
Spain 46.960 49.300 45.679 43.500 34.070 25.470 2.540 2.210 -13,0% Jan '23
Sweden 17.290 16.380 17.170 17.510 17.950 20.060 1.690 2.270 +34,3% Jan '23
TOTAL EU-27 1.991.390 2.030.171 2.084.733 2.136.916 2.075.417 2.073.104 160.976 171.280 (e) +6,4% Jan '23
y-o-y % +1,9% +2,7% +2,5% -2,9% -0,1%      
(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, 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 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Dec 2020
Opening Stocks (1st Jan) (SI) 25 11 20 51 25 0 0 0
Production [D6000] (P) 1.779 1.867 1.959 2.013 1.991 2.030 2.085 2.137
Production of other fat dairy products [D6900] (P2) 247(e) 259(e) 204(e) 225(e) 217(e) 209(e) 204(e) 210(e)
Imports (I) 72 76 56 59 57 69 73 48
Exports (E) 224 240 260 295 253 244 297 312
Final Stocks (SF) 11 20 51 25 0 0 0 0
   of which:
     - public 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
     - private 11 20 51 25 0 0 0 0
Apparent Domestic Consumption (SI + P + P2 + I - E - SF ) 1.887 1.953 1.928 2.028 2.037 2.065 2.065 2.083
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
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