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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 20,9% of the milk deliveries (year 2024),

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UNITED KINGDOM: DAIRY SECTOR
x 1.000 ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA202120222023202420242025%Period
Cow's Milk
Export of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head)-7,069189
Import of Breeding Heifers (HS 01022110 - head)2877.4875.0177021033-97,1%Jan-Feb 2025
Milk production15.46715.464
± % Over the same period of the previous year0,0%
Deliveries to dairies ('000 Ton)15.44815.31715.32215.3402.5042.5040,0%Jan-Feb 2025
± % Over the same period of the previous year-0,8%0,0%+0,1%
% Delivery on production ***99,9%99,0%
Farm-gate milk prices (€/100 Lt.)36,2051,6245,3548,7745,0855,09+22,2%Jan-Feb 2025
± % Over the same period of the previous year+42,6%-12,2%+7,5%
DAIRY PRODUCTION202120222023202420242025%Period
Drinking milk 6.0725.9595.9636.043974990+1,6%Jan-Feb 2025
Cream for direct consumption 3253123173235056+12,8%Jan-Feb 2025
Acidified milk (yoghurts and other) 4203843493915474+37,0%Jan-Feb 2025
Butter 2142092021953131-1,7%Jan-Feb 2025
Cheese from cows' milk 4975125104998283+1,4%Jan-Feb 2025
- Cheese 3553673653526058-3,0%Jan-Feb 2025
- Other long life territorial cheese 363433294,45,4+23,7%Jan-Feb 2025
- Short life territorial cheese 7,38,57,87,21,41,4+2,9%Jan-Feb 2025
- Blue vein cheese 111111111,61,5-3,2%Jan-Feb 2025
- Other cheese 899192991517+13,1%Jan-Feb 2025
Concentrated milk 1271251291241917-9,6%Jan-Feb 2025
EXPORT202120222023202420242025%Period
Bulk milk (04011090+04012019+04012099) TOP importers666697669679139105-24,7%Jan-Feb 2025
Whole (04012099) TOP importers648680656657128103-19,9%Jan-Feb 2025
Semi-skimmed (04012019) TOP importers8,01313143,82,2-44,1%Jan-Feb 2025
Skimmed (04011090) TOP importers9,43,30,17,37,20,0-100,0%Jan-Feb 2025
Cheese (0406) TOP importers1541761791973430-10,2%Jan-Feb 2025
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) TOP importers1051071011121818-0,6%Jan-Feb 2025
Packed milk (04011010+04012011+04012091) TOP importers716770711214+23,2%Jan-Feb 2025
Whole (04012091) TOP importers393438436,99,6+39,2%Jan-Feb 2025
Semi-Skimmed (04012011) TOP importers213029244,03,8-6,0%Jan-Feb 2025
Skimmed (04011010) TOP importers103,44,24,10,60,8+34,6%Jan-Feb 2025
Whey (0404) TOP importers505048619,711+14,3%Jan-Feb 2025
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (040410) TOP importers494948619,711+14,2%Jan-Feb 2025
SMP (040210) TOP importers524771508,47,9-5,7%Jan-Feb 2025
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) TOP importers433236447,36,8-6,6%Jan-Feb 2025
Butter And Other Fats (0405) TOP importers524854436,26,3+2,8%Jan-Feb 2025
Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) TOP importers151314141,72,9+66,2%Jan-Feb 2025
Condensed Milk (040291+040299) TOP importers354043384,96,3+28,7%Jan-Feb 2025
Cream (040130+040140+040150) TOP importers192029252,36,1+165,0%Jan-Feb 2025
Other Product 75697562119,7-9,1%Jan-Feb 2025
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %)4,02,11,24,4
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%)
based on nuts, cereals or seeds
24118,123
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats
derived from milk or milk products
1,02,92,11,5
IMPORT202120222023202420242025%Period
Cheese (0406) TOP exporters4004114334506872+6,6%Jan-Feb 2025
Yogurt and buttermilk (0403) TOP exporters3242622643055346-12,6%Jan-Feb 2025
Bulk milk (04011090+04012019+04012099) TOP exporters1602271872061517+18,6%Jan-Feb 2025
Whole (04012099) TOP exporters136194147161129,5-23,3%Jan-Feb 2025
Semi-skimmed (04012019) TOP exporters8,56,429232,27,6+247,0%Jan-Feb 2025
Skimmed (04011090) TOP exporters162611220,00,2>1000%Jan-Feb 2025
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (190190) TOP exporters901201331262116-24,0%Jan-Feb 2025
Whey (0404) TOP exporters516073811313+4,2%Jan-Feb 2025
Sweet dairy Whey (12% protein) e WPC (040410) TOP exporters454956651011+8,5%Jan-Feb 2025
Butter And Other Fats (0405) TOP exporters545358639,011+23,1%Jan-Feb 2025
Anhydrous Milk Fat (040590) TOP exporters8,16,95,03,10,41,4+225,5%Jan-Feb 2025
Condensed Milk (040291+040299) TOP exporters385253539,59,0-5,3%Jan-Feb 2025
Infant milk formula (190110) TOP exporters693935466,78,8+32,0%Jan-Feb 2025
Cream (040130+040140+040150) TOP exporters202021344,63,7-20,5%Jan-Feb 2025
Packed milk (04011010+04012011+04012091) TOP exporters1555929255,23,4-34,5%Jan-Feb 2025
Whole (04012091) TOP exporters98447,66,21,00,8-21,9%Jan-Feb 2025
Semi-Skimmed (04012011) TOP exporters521320173,82,4-38,8%Jan-Feb 2025
Skimmed (04011010) TOP exporters4,82,41,81,60,30,3-24,7%Jan-Feb 2025
Other Product 65616558109,6-8,6%Jan-Feb 2025
Soya-based beverages (protein content >=2,8 %)29273133
Soya-based beverages (protein content of <2.8%)
based on nuts, cereals or seeds
68237226216
Non-alcoholic beverages containing < 0,2% fats
derived from milk or milk products
30383952
% Self-sufficiency rate90,99%91,75%92,60%90,85%%Jan-Feb 2025
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025(f) % Period
GDP (gross domestic product) 8,58% 4,84% 0,38% 0,90% 0,90% 1,00% Jan-Dic 2025
CPI (consumer price index) 2,58% 9,05% 7,30% 2,50% 2,50% 3,20% Jan-Dic 2025
Population ('000) 67.669 68.179 68.683
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: 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: 24-04-2025
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