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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 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 Var % Period
Austria 38.110 36.670 34.380 33.460 31.180 35.080 18.330 19.290 +5,2% Jan - Jun '26
Belgium 122.590 109.650 107.830 119.810 127.790 119.390 61.520 62.530 +1,6% Jan - Jun '26
Bulgaria 1.030 1.040 1.190 1.060 960 1.040 570 520 -8,8% Jan - Jun '26
Croatia 5.040 4.520 4.750 3.730 3.920 3.980 2.030 1.910 -5,9% Jan - Jun '26
Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Jan - Jun '26
Czech Republic 26.950 25.780 25.330 24.470 25.960 26.970 14.710 16.860 +14,6% Jan - Jul '26
Denmark 72.700 81.500 85.100 95.900 87.600 103.200 55.800 52.400 -6,1% Jan - Jun '26
Estonia 5.000 3.900 4.400 4.600 3.600 3.810 1.680 2.260 +34,5% Jan - Jun '26
Finland 62.690 58.750 57.040 57.880 57.320 57.700 34.930 36.750 +5,2% Jan - Jul '26
France 413.100 407.620 408.630 403.580 397.890 421.850 217.090 229.270 +5,6% Jan - Jun '26
Germany 506.436 471.057 472.574 480.466 480.979 524.775 268.240 281.673(e) +5,0% Jan - Jun '26
Greece 1.450 1.660 2.160 2.360 2.150 2.250 1.110 1.220 +9,9% Jan - Jun '26
Hungary 9.200 9.230 9.280 8.450 12.130 13.300 7.790 6.180 -20,7% Jan - Jul '26
Ireland 264.720 275.600 269.190 273.150 267.590 286.330 138.720 151.000 +8,9% Jan - Jun '26
Italy 94.010 98.470 100.510 98.510 104.180 112.000 57.000 57.000(e) 0,0% Jan - Jun '26
Latvia 3.370 3.100 2.580 3.200 3.140 3.430 1.710 2.040 +19,3% Jan - Jun '26
Lithuania 15.050 10.750 11.110 13.990 12.210 15.570 5.910 12.060 +104,1% Jan - Jun '26
Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 (c) (c) (c) - -
Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Jan - Jun '26
Netherlands 133.500 137.700 138.300 125.500 (c) (c) (c) (c) - Jan - Jun '26
Poland 243.300 231.410 243.070 264.450 257.580 280.050 136.660 163.810 +19,9% Jan - Jun '26
Portugal 31.820 30.730 27.450 31.520 32.020 30.960 16.320 18.000 +10,3% Jan - Jun '26
Romania 12.170 11.190 10.480 10.970 11.950 14.130 6.620 7.090 +7,1% Jan - Jun '26
Slovakia 11.050 10.610 10.330 9.180 9.560 10.650 5.820 6.450 +10,8% Jan - Jul '26
Slovenia 2.620 2.470 2.260 2.250 2.290 2.360 1.080 1.100 +1,9% Jan - Jun '26
Spain 43.500 34.070 25.470 19.850 15.980 22.120 12.470 12.940 +3,8% Jan - Jun '26
Sweden 17.510 17.950 20.060 22.480 20.680 26.200 13.450 17.960 +33,5% Jan - Jun '26
TOTAL EU-27 2.136.916 2.075.427 2.073.474 2.110.816 1.968.659 2.117.145 1.070.970 1.151.513 (e) +7,5% Jan - Jun '26
y-o-y % -2,9% -0,1% +1,8% -6,7% +7,5%      
(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, BLE, ISTAT, 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 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Jun 2026
Production [D6000] (P) 2.085 2.137 2.075 2.073 2.111 1.969 2.117 1.152
Production of other fat dairy products [D6900] (P2) 204(e) 210(e) 182(e) 211(e) 155(e) 162(e) n.d. n.d.
Imports (I) 73 48 46 69 53 36 72 33
Exports (E) 297 312 262 252 287 272 271 176
Apparent Domestic Consumption (P + P2 + I - E ) 2.065 2.083 2.042 2.100 2.033 1.895 1.918 1.008
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; Apparent Domestic Consumption: Processed by CLAL
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