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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 22,6% of the milk deliveries (year 2025),
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| UNITED KINGDOM: DAIRY SECTOR | |||||||||
| x 1.000 ton | |||||||||
| RAW MATERIAL AREA | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | |
| Cow's Milk | |||||||||
| Export of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) | 7,0 | 69 | 189 | - | |||||
| Import of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head) | 7.487 | 5.017 | 702 | 54 | |||||
| Milk production | 15.471 | 15.448 | |||||||
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | -0,1% | ||||||||
| Deliveries to dairies ('000 Ton) | 15.317 | 15.322 | 15.503 | 16.263 | 3.948 | 4.070 | +3,1% | Jan-Mar 2026 | |
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | 0,0% | +1,2% | +4,9% | ||||||
| % Delivery on production *** | 99,0% | 99,2% | |||||||
| Farm-gate milk prices (€/100 Lt.) | 51,62 | 45,35 | 48,77 | 51,40 | 54,54 | 41,57 | -23,8% | Jan-Mar 2026 | |
| ± % Over the same period of the previous year | -12,2% | +7,5% | +5,4% | ||||||
| DAIRY PRODUCTION | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | |
| Drinking milk | 5.946 | 5.963 | 6.057 | 4.121 | |||||
| Cream for direct consumption | 357 | 373 | 410 | 291 | |||||
| Acidified milk (yoghurts and other) | 385 | 349 | 391 | 332 | |||||
| Butter | 209 | 202 | 188 | 143 | |||||
| Cheese from cows' milk | 510 | 510 | 491 | 349 | |||||
| Cheese | 367 | 365 | 346 | 244 | |||||
| Other long life territorial cheese | 34 | 33 | 29 | 21 | |||||
| Short life territorial cheese | 8,5 | 7,8 | 7,2 | 6,3 | |||||
| Blue vein cheese | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6,5 | |||||
| Other cheese | 90 | 92 | 98 | 70 | |||||
| Concentrated milk | 125 | 129 | 124 | 86 | |||||
| EXPORT | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | |
| Bulk milk (04011090+04012019+04012099) | TOP importers | 697 | 669 | 679 | 712 | 171 | 157 | -8,7% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Whole (04012099) | TOP importers | 680 | 656 | 657 | 696 | 167 | 145 | -13,5% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Semi-skimmed (04012019) | TOP importers | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4,3 | 8,8 | +103,0% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Skimmed (04011090) | TOP importers | 3,3 | 0,1 | 7,3 | 0,9 | 0,0 | 3,2 | >1000% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Cheese (0406) | TOP importers | 176 | 179 | 197 | 207 | 48 | 56 | +15,6% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) | TOP importers | 107 | 101 | 98 | 101 | 29 | 22 | -23,7% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| SMP (040210) | TOP importers | 47 | 71 | 50 | 84 | 15 | 24 | +64,0% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Packed milk (04011010+04012011+04012091) | TOP importers | 67 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 20 | 18 | -11,0% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Whole (04012091) | TOP importers | 34 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 13 | 11 | -15,7% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Semi-Skimmed (04012011) | TOP importers | 30 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 5,8 | 5,7 | -1,8% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Skimmed (04011010) | TOP importers | 3,4 | 4,2 | 4,1 | 5,0 | 1,2 | 1,2 | -3,5% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Whey (0404) | TOP importers | 50 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 19 | 16 | -13,5% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (040410) | TOP importers | 49 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 19 | 16 | -13,5% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Condensed Milk (040291+040299) | TOP importers | 40 | 43 | 38 | 52 | 11 | 12 | +16,7% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Cream (040130+040140+040150) | TOP importers | 20 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 11 | 10 | -5,0% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Butter And Other Fats (0405) | TOP importers | 48 | 54 | 43 | 50 | 11 | 14 | +26,7% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) | TOP importers | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 4,6 | 4,3 | -6,5% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) | TOP importers | 32 | 36 | 44 | 39 | 10,0 | 16 | +57,7% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Other Product | 69 | 75 | 62 | 68 | 16 | 17 | +4,6% | Jan-Mar 2026 | |
| IMPORT | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 | % | Period | |
| Cheese (0406) | TOP exporters | 411 | 433 | 450 | 471 | 111 | 113 | +1,9% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) | TOP exporters | 262 | 264 | 305 | 316 | 74 | 83 | +12,7% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Bulk milk (04011090+04012019+04012099) | TOP exporters | 227 | 187 | 206 | 194 | 34 | 34 | -0,6% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Whole (04012099) | TOP exporters | 194 | 147 | 161 | 173 | 24 | 31 | +29,1% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Semi-skimmed (04012019) | TOP exporters | 6,4 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 9,7 | 0,1 | -98,5% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Skimmed (04011090) | TOP exporters | 26 | 11 | 22 | 2,5 | 0,2 | 2,6 | >1000% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) | TOP exporters | 120 | 133 | 126 | 103 | 24 | 28 | +14,3% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Whey (0404) | TOP exporters | 60 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 22 | 16 | -25,5% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (040410) | TOP exporters | 49 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 19 | 13 | -32,1% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Butter And Other Fats (0405) | TOP exporters | 53 | 58 | 63 | 59 | 16 | 14 | -13,3% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) | TOP exporters | 6,9 | 5,0 | 3,1 | 6,0 | 2,0 | 0,5 | -72,9% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Condensed Milk (040291+040299) | TOP exporters | 52 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 13 | 13 | -1,2% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Infant milk formula (190110) | TOP exporters | 39 | 35 | 46 | 48 | 14 | 10 | -25,0% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Cream (040130+040140+040150) | TOP exporters | 20 | 21 | 34 | 35 | 5,2 | 4,4 | -14,3% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Packed milk (04011010+04012011+04012091) | TOP exporters | 59 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 5,4 | 4,6 | -14,3% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Whole (04012091) | TOP exporters | 44 | 7,6 | 6,2 | 5,7 | 1,3 | 1,3 | -4,5% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Semi-Skimmed (04012011) | TOP exporters | 13 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 3,6 | 2,9 | -17,9% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Skimmed (04011010) | TOP exporters | 2,4 | 1,8 | 1,6 | 2,0 | 0,5 | 0,4 | -14,4% | Jan-Mar 2026 |
| Other Product | 61 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 15 | 16 | +10,9% | Jan-Mar 2026 | |
| % Self-sufficiency rate | 91,75% | 92,60% | 90,94% | 92,79% | % | Jan-Mar 2026 | |||
| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2026(f) | % | Period | |
| GDP (gross domestic product) | 5,15% | 0,27% | 1,04% | 1,38% | 1,38% | 0,74% | Jan-Dic 2026 | ||
| CPI (consumer price index) | 9,05% | 7,30% | 2,54% | 3,37% | 3,37% | 3,42% | Jan-Dic 2026 | ||
| Population ('000) | 68.179 | 68.683 | 69.138 | 69.551 | |||||
| GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) | 45.295 (e) | 46.372 (e) | |||||||
| GDP per capita (€) * | 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: 11-06-2026
(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: 11-06-2026
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