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Germany: Dairy sector

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This Country:
  • accounts for 22,1% of EU milk deliveries (year 2022),
  • exports dairy products, converted into milk equivalent (ME), for the 55,6% of the milk deliveries (year 2022),
  • accounts for 22,2% of EU dairy exports in ME (year 2022).
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GERMANY: DAIRY SECTOR
x 1.000 ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA201920202021202220222023%Period
Cow's Milk
Dairy Farm Structure
Live bovine animals ('000 Head)11.64011.30211.04010.997
of which
     Dairy Cows ('000 head)4.0123.9213.8333.8103.8173.775-1,1%May 2023
Slaughtered cows ('000 head)1.1861.1061.1191.008639635-0,6%Jan-Aug 2023
Export of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head)89.13675.46061.54331.88020.88222.444+7,5%Jan-Aug 2023
Import of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head)6221.8641.53021919670-64,3%Jan-Aug 2023
Milk production33.08033.16532.50732.399
± % Over the same period of the previous year+0,3%-2,0%-0,3%
Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies (Cod. Eurostat D1110D)32.44232.54931.94231.94724.13224.659+2,2%Jan-Sep 2023
± % Over the same period of the previous year+0,3%-1,9%0,0%
% Delivery on production ***98,1%98,1%98,3%98,6%
% Protein3,47%3,47%3,46%3,44%3,40%3,43% Jan-Aug 2023
% Fat4,13%4,13%4,15%4,08%4,04%4,10% Jan-Aug 2023
Farm-gate milk prices**** m.g. 4% p.p. prot. 3,4% p.p.(€ x 100 kg, VAT not include)1)33,7032,8436,2753,1849,8345,43-8,8%Jan-Sep 2023
± % Over the same period of the previous year-2,6%+10,4%+46,6%
Organic Milk Deliveries ('000 Ton)1.1851.2341.2661.3189931.056+6,4%Jan-Sep 2023
Organic cow milk prices*** (€ x 100 kg, VAT not include)47,1047,7849,8157,6155,8558,02+3,9%Jan-Sep 2023
Organic milk production (goat, sheep, cow)1.1851.2341.272-
Buffalo's - Goat's - Sheep's Milk
Buffaloes ('000)10111112
Goats ('000)141161164159
Deliveries of Goat’s and Sheep’s Organic Milk ('000 Ton)151615151210-12,1%Jan-Sep 2023
Prices of Goat’s and Sheep’s Organic Milk (€ x 100 kg, VAT not include)676970727176+7,6%Jan-Sep 2023
Sheeps ('000)1.5571.4841.5081.517
Sheep's Milk Delivered to dairies (Cod.Eurostat D1120D)--0,2-
DAIRY PRODUCTION201920202021202220222023%Period
Drinking milk (Cod. Eurostat D2100)4.5234.5664.3804.1033.0643.049(e)-0,5%Jan-Sep 2023
Cream for direct consumption (Cod. Eurostat D2200V)554530544525391380(e)-2,9%Jan-Sep 2023
Acidified milk (yoghurts and other) (Cod. Eurostat D4100)1.8561.8241.7511.6911.2931.287-0,5%Jan-Sep 2023
of which
     Yoghurt products662673643637323334+3,2%Jan-Jun 2023
Buttermilk products10810498924743-7,3%Jan-Jun 2023
Butter (Cod. Eurostat D6000)497506471473353367(e)+3,8%Jan-Sep 2023
Rendered butter and butteroil (Cod.Eurostat D6200)51525861
Mixed fats528984783738+2,5%Jan-Jun 2023
Other Yellow Fat Dairy Products (Cod. Eurostat D6900)7,98,07,77,7
Cheese from cows' milk (Cod. Eurostat D7121)2.3892.4492.4612.4301.8411.840(e)0,0%Jan-Sep 2023
Hard cheese (Hartkäse)1891931891879595+0,4%Jan-Jun 2023
Sour milk cheese (Sauermilchquarkerzeugnisse)23232220109,5-8,2%Jan-Jun 2023
Cut cheese (Schnittkäse)739745759751384391+1,9%Jan-Jun 2023
Semi-hard cheese (Halbfester Schnittkäse)565657572928-2,0%Jan-Jun 2023
Soft cheese (Weichkäse)1521671681658279-3,4%Jan-Jun 2023
Pasta Filata cheese (Pasta Filata Käse)401425447456228229+0,6%Jan-Jun 2023
Cream cheese (Frischkäse)824835816790408403-1,3%Jan-Jun 2023
Cooked and whey cheese (Koch- und Molkenkäse)4,03,94,23,92,11,8-15,6%Jan-Jun 2023
Total Cheese (Cod. Eurostat D7100)2.2972.3552.3612.334
I° Classificazione
- Soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7111)145160160158
- Medium soft cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7112)55555555
- Medium hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7113)719724733725
- Hard cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7114)151154149148
- Fresh cheese ( Cod. Eurostat D7116)1.2281.2621.2651.248
2° Classificazione
- Cheese from cows'milk (pure) ( Cod. Eurostat D7121)2.2962.3542.3592.333
Concentrated milk (Cod. Eurostat D3200)325323305292218223+2,2%Jan-Sep 2023
WMP - Milk and cream powders (excl. SMP) (Cod. Eurostat D3100_X_3113)289283292309240215(e)-10,7%Jan-Sep 2023
SMP - Skimmed milk powder (SMP) (Cod. Eurostat D3113)393417353352263280(e)+6,2%Jan-Sep 2023
Buttermilk powder262522241313+1,3%Jan-Jun 2023
Other powdered milk products15516117517910091-9,3%Jan-Jun 2023
Processed Cheese191193204209103102-1,4%Jan-Jun 2023
Drinks with a milk base (Cod. Eurostat D9100)588585643703
Whey(Cod. Eurostat D5000)13.67016.38016.45316.304
of which
     Whey liquid (Cod. Eurostat D5100)1.8182.1792.1882.168
     Whey concentrated (Cod. Eurostat D5200)656786790783
     Whey (in powder or in block)310317370371189193+1,8%Jan-Jun 2023
Other fresh products (milk-based desserts, ice cream)
(Cod. Eurostat D9200)		647673696764
EXPORT2019202020212022Jan - Augof which Extra EU
2022
2023
%
2022
2023
%
Cheese (0406) TOP importers1.2761.3181.3651.324
899
955
+6,2%
135
140
+3,8%
Latte Sfuso (04011090+04012019+04012099) TOP importers1.4141.2361.101929
610
844
+38,5%
6,7
6,3
-5,8%
Whole (04012099) TOP importers1.087970943810
543
725
+33,4%
1,1
2,9
+155,0%
Semi-skimmed (04012019) TOP importers69645027
14
25
+70,2%
5,5
3,4
-38,4%
Skimmed (04011090) TOP importers25820210892
52
94
+82,3%
-
-
-
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) TOP importers666669641600
416
405
-2,6%
80
78
-2,5%
Whey (0404) TOP importers496542568501
347
316
-8,8%
89
87
-2,3%
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) and WPC (040410) TOP importers434478503444
304
283
-6,7%
83
84
+0,3%
Latte Confezionato (04011010+04012011+04012091) TOP importers705694733496
345
351
+1,9%
230
232
+1,3%
Whole (04012091) TOP importers384388454276
189
199
+5,4%
155
163
+5,1%
Semi-Skimmed (04012011) TOP importers194160149143
100
105
+5,2%
28
33
+17,3%
Skimmed (04011010) TOP importers12714613078
56
47
-15,8%
47
37
-21,1%
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) TOP importers397393401392
262
270
+3,0%
76
77
+0,9%
Condensed Milk (040291+040299) TOP importers305303295315
199
261
+31,3%
33
53
+59,6%
SMP (040210) TOP importers406370327293
191
217
+13,4%
57
81
+42,1%
Lactose Pharmaceutical (170211) TOP importers234236243249
160
175
+9,2%
76
79
+3,4%
Cream (040130+040140+040150) TOP importers211221239228
148
168
+13,5%
20
23
+15,1%
Butter And Other Fats (0405) TOP importers160156156146
101
109
+8,1%
8,5
9,5
+11,3%
Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) TOP importers22212424
16
16
-3,9%
0,5
1,0
+82,4%
Other Product 208201201223
153
179
+17,2%
70
72
+3,4%
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %)1110,09,59,8
6,7
5,7
-14,3%
-
-
-
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%)
based on nuts, cereals or seeds		7710810878
51
52
+1,6%
-
-
-
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats
derived from milk or milk products		79777982
55
60
+9,0%
-
-
-
IMPORT2019202020212022Jan - Augof which Extra EU
2022
2023
%
2022
2023
%
Latte Sfuso (04011090+04012019+04012099) TOP exporters1.9792.3562.4112.522
1.740
1.784
+2,5%
1,6
1,9
+16,6%
Whole (04012099)Revision Data TOP exporters1.8412.2182.2632.357
1.616
1.696
+5,0%
1,6
1,9
+17,0%
Semi-skimmed (04012019) TOP exporters21152522
13
13
+3,7%
-
-
-
Skimmed (04011090) TOP exporters118123123144
111
75
-32,9%
-
-
-
Cheese (0406) TOP exporters870894914891
584
575
-1,7%
24
23
-4,7%
Whey (0404) TOP exporters662602655631
445
392
-12,0%
1,4
2,1
+50,7%
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) and WPC (040410) TOP exporters581535562518
370
323
-12,5%
0,9
2,0
+138,3%
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) TOP exporters167175199204
144
145
+0,8%
0,8
0,7
-7,1%
Latte Confezionato (04011010+04012011+04012091) TOP exporters223215196200
133
168
+26,1%
-
-
-
Whole (04012091) TOP exporters65626784
56
76
+35,4%
-
-
-
Semi-Skimmed (04012011) TOP exporters158153128115
77
91
+19,3%
-
-
-
Skimmed (04011010) TOP exporters0,80,60,80,6
0,4
0,5
+29,5%
-
-
-
Cream (040130+040140+040150) TOP exporters177195202194
134
101
-24,0%
0,3
0,4
+9,1%
Butter And Other Fats (0405) TOP exporters166192204170
114
82
-28,4%
0,2
0,2
-30,4%
Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) TOP exporters21212019
12
13
+8,6%
0,1
0,1
-1,1%
Condensed Milk (040291+040299) TOP exporters113114111116
86
60
-30,5%
0,0
0,4
>1000%
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) TOP exporters9898107107
72
77
+6,8%
7,9
6,5
-17,3%
Other Product 253246227240
157
158
+1,0%
3,2
2,2
-31,8%
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %)50549077
56
41
-26,0%
-
-
-
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%)
based on nuts, cereals or seeds		92154206138
101
103
+2,4%
-
-
-
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats
derived from milk or milk products		21181315
11
7,4
-32,9%
-
-
-
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg)201920202021202220222023%Period
Cheese25,125,325,3n.d.
di cui
Fresh cheeses7,07,16,9n.d.
Butter5,86,36,1n.d.
Cream5,75,75,3n.d.
Condensed Milk1,61,61,4n.d.
SMP and Buttermilk powder1,01,51,0n.d.
% Self-sufficiency rate133,5%128,5%128,0%122,8%131,0%Jan-Aug 2023
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2023(f) % Period
GDP (gross domestic product) 1,61% -6,24% 5,90% 3,43% 3,43% 0,48% Jan-Dic 2023
CPI (consumer price index) 1,35% 0,37% 3,21% 8,67% 8,67% 6,16% Jan-Dic 2023
Population ('000) 83.019 83.167 83.155 83.237
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 46.800 46.216 50.795 (e) 51.104 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 41.803 40.435 42.947(e) 48.530(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 2023 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: 29-11-2023
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