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United Kingdom: Dairy sector
This page contains data with regard to some key indicators on the dairy sector over time.
This Country:
- exports dairy products, converted into milk equivalent (ME), for the 20,6% of the milk deliveries (year 2024),
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| UNITED KINGDOM: DAIRY SECTOR | |||||||||
| x 1.000 ton | |||||||||
| RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | |
| Cow's Milk | |||||||||
| Export of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) | - | 7,0 | 69 | 189 | |||||
| Import of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) | 287 | 7.487 | 5.017 | 702 | 702 | 52 | -92,6% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Milk production | 15.471 | 15.471 | 15.448 | ||||||
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | 0,0% | -0,1% | |||||||
| Deliveries to dairies ('000 Ton) | 15.448 | 15.317 | 15.322 | 15.503 | 11.660 | 12.211 | +4,7% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | -0,8% | 0,0% | +1,2% | ||||||
| % Delivery on production *** | 99,9% | 99,0% | 99,2% | ||||||
| Farm-gate milk prices (€/100 Lt.) | 36,20 | 51,62 | 45,35 | 48,77 | 46,57 | 52,77 | +13,3% | Jan-Sep 2025 | |
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | +42,6% | -12,2% | +7,5% | ||||||
| DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | |
| Drinking milk | 6.072 | 5.946 | 5.963 | 6.057 | 4.037 | 4.121 | +2,1% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Cream for direct consumption | 387 | 357 | 373 | 410 | 274 | 291 | +6,3% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Acidified milk (yoghurts and other) | 420 | 385 | 349 | 391 | 253 | 332 | +31,1% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Butter | 214 | 209 | 202 | 188 | 131 | 143 | +9,0% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Cheese from cows' milk | 497 | 510 | 510 | 491 | 337 | 349 | +3,6% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Cheese | 355 | 367 | 365 | 346 | 239 | 244 | +1,9% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Other long life territorial cheese | 36 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 21 | +5,8% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Short life territorial cheese | 7,3 | 8,5 | 7,8 | 7,2 | 4,6 | 6,3 | +37,1% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Blue vein cheese | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7,9 | 6,5 | -18,1% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Other cheese | 89 | 90 | 92 | 98 | 64 | 70 | +9,3% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Concentrated milk | 127 | 125 | 129 | 124 | 84 | 86 | +2,4% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| EXPORT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | |
| Bulk milk (04011090+04012019+04012099) | TOP importers | 666 | 697 | 669 | 679 | 489 | 501 | +2,6% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Whole (04012099) | TOP importers | 648 | 680 | 656 | 657 | 471 | 491 | +4,1% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Semi-skimmed (04012019) | TOP importers | 8,0 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | +4,4% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Skimmed (04011090) | TOP importers | 9,4 | 3,3 | 0,1 | 7,3 | 7,2 | 0,1 | -98,2% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Cheese (0406) | TOP importers | 154 | 176 | 179 | 197 | 134 | 134 | -0,5% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) | TOP importers | 105 | 107 | 101 | 98 | 64 | 71 | +11,8% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Packed milk (04011010+04012011+04012091) | TOP importers | 71 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 47 | 51 | +8,4% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Whole (04012091) | TOP importers | 39 | 34 | 38 | 43 | 28 | 32 | +14,9% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Semi-Skimmed (04012011) | TOP importers | 21 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 16 | -4,0% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Skimmed (04011010) | TOP importers | 10 | 3,4 | 4,2 | 4,1 | 2,6 | 3,1 | +17,1% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Whey (0404) | TOP importers | 50 | 50 | 48 | 61 | 37 | 47 | +24,5% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (040410) | TOP importers | 49 | 49 | 48 | 61 | 37 | 46 | +24,7% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| SMP (040210) | TOP importers | 52 | 47 | 71 | 50 | 35 | 53 | +50,1% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) | TOP importers | 43 | 32 | 36 | 44 | 31 | 26 | -16,2% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Butter And Other Fats (0405) | TOP importers | 52 | 48 | 54 | 43 | 29 | 32 | +12,9% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) | TOP importers | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9,4 | 13 | +41,2% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Cream (040130+040140+040150) | TOP importers | 19 | 20 | 29 | 39 | 26 | 30 | +16,5% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Condensed Milk (040291+040299) | TOP importers | 35 | 40 | 43 | 38 | 24 | 33 | +40,1% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Other Product | 75 | 69 | 75 | 62 | 44 | 45 | +3,8% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %) | 4,0 | 2,1 | 1,2 | 4,4 | |||||
| Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%) based on nuts, cereals or seeds | 24 | 11 | 8,1 | 23 | |||||
| Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats derived from milk or milk products | 1,0 | 2,9 | 2,1 | 1,5 | |||||
| IMPORT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025 | % | Period | |
| Cheese (0406) | TOP exporters | 400 | 411 | 433 | 450 | 301 | 311 | +3,3% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) | TOP exporters | 324 | 262 | 264 | 305 | 202 | 213 | +5,6% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Bulk milk (04011090+04012019+04012099) | TOP exporters | 160 | 227 | 187 | 206 | 146 | 146 | 0,0% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Whole (04012099) | TOP exporters | 136 | 194 | 147 | 161 | 119 | 127 | +6,6% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Semi-skimmed (04012019) | TOP exporters | 8,5 | 6,4 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 18 | +41,6% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Skimmed (04011090) | TOP exporters | 16 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 1,9 | -87,5% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) | TOP exporters | 90 | 120 | 133 | 126 | 86 | 68 | -20,7% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Whey (0404) | TOP exporters | 51 | 60 | 73 | 81 | 54 | 59 | +9,3% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (040410) | TOP exporters | 45 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 42 | 49 | +15,1% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Butter And Other Fats (0405) | TOP exporters | 54 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 41 | 41 | -0,2% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) | TOP exporters | 8,1 | 6,9 | 5,0 | 3,1 | 2,2 | 4,8 | +123,9% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Condensed Milk (040291+040299) | TOP exporters | 38 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 35 | 38 | +8,1% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Infant milk formula (190110) | TOP exporters | 69 | 39 | 35 | 46 | 30 | 34 | +11,4% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Cream (040130+040140+040150) | TOP exporters | 20 | 20 | 21 | 34 | 20 | 21 | +5,3% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Packed milk (04011010+04012011+04012091) | TOP exporters | 155 | 59 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 14 | -17,4% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Whole (04012091) | TOP exporters | 98 | 44 | 7,6 | 6,2 | 4,1 | 3,7 | -10,5% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Semi-Skimmed (04012011) | TOP exporters | 52 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 9,2 | -22,6% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Skimmed (04011010) | TOP exporters | 4,8 | 2,4 | 1,8 | 1,6 | 1,1 | 1,3 | +12,2% | Jan-Aug 2025 |
| Other Product | 65 | 61 | 65 | 58 | 39 | 40 | +1,5% | Jan-Aug 2025 | |
| Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %) | 29 | 27 | 31 | 33 | |||||
| Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%) based on nuts, cereals or seeds | 68 | 237 | 226 | 216 | |||||
| Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats derived from milk or milk products | 30 | 38 | 39 | 52 | |||||
| % Self-sufficiency rate | 90,99% | 91,75% | 92,60% | 90,94% | % | Jan-Aug 2025 | |||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | 2025(f) | % | Period | |
| GDP (gross domestic product) | 8,58% | 4,84% | 0,40% | 1,10% | 1,10% | 1,30% | Jan-Dic 2025 | ||
| CPI (consumer price index) | 2,58% | 9,05% | 7,30% | 2,50% | 2,50% | 3,50% | Jan-Dic 2025 | ||
| Population ('000) | 67.669 | 68.179 | 68.683 | 69.138 | |||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 46.422 (e) | 45.295 (e) | 46.372 (e) | ||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 39.249(e) | 43.013(e) | 42.885(e) | ||||||
Informative Note
(f): forecast
(e): estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
SOURCES
Raw material area: Dairy Cows: AHDB; Import/Export of Breeding Heifers: United Kingdom HMRC'; Milk Production: AHDB; Milk Deliveries, %fat and %protein: DEFRA; Farm-gate milk prices: DEFRA
Dairy production: DEFRA;
Export: United Kingdom HMRC
Import: United Kingdom HMRC
GDP and CPI: Intesa Sanpaolo
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Population: Eurostat
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: 07-11-2025
(e): estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
SOURCES
Raw material area: Dairy Cows: AHDB; Import/Export of Breeding Heifers: United Kingdom HMRC'; Milk Production: AHDB; Milk Deliveries, %fat and %protein: DEFRA; Farm-gate milk prices: DEFRA
Dairy production: DEFRA;
Export: United Kingdom HMRC
Import: United Kingdom HMRC
GDP and CPI: Intesa Sanpaolo
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Population: Eurostat
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: 07-11-2025
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