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EU-27: Cheese from cow's milk production

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This page contains the European Cheese from cows' milk 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 Cheese from cows' milk production by Member States
  • the monthly and average daily Cheese from cows' milk production,
  • the year-over-year changes of Cheese from cows' milk production in the major EU Players,
  • the yearly Cheese from cows' milk production of the last seven years,
  • the Cheese from cows' milk production with rolling year

The balance sheet of Cheese from cows' milk completes the information.

UE-27: Production of Cheese from cows' milk (Tons)
COUNTRY 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2025 2026 Var % Period
Austria 205.690 214.760 220.730 226.640 233.040 248.750 20.470 22.920 +12,0% Jan '26
Belgium 103.660 109.230 109.680 123.090 137.570 143.640 11.490 11.810 +2,8% Jan '26
Bulgaria 91.330 93.080 88.730 88.250 84.010 84.580 12.890 13.660 +6,0% Jan - Feb '26
Croatia 31.340 31.890 32.740 32.510 32.460 31.300 2.610 2.530 -3,1% Jan '26
Cyprus 180 130 140 240 120 130 0 0 - Jan '26
Czech Republic 147.420 153.430 153.860 163.180 176.960 182.080 28.310 30.070 +6,2% Jan - Feb '26
Denmark 467.700 454.500 467.700 496.700 518.000 523.300 42.300 44.800 +5,9% Jan '26
Estonia 46.000 47.400 48.500 51.900 64.800 67.650 5.550 5.550(e) 0,0% Jan '26
Finland 85.680 83.600 82.130 84.730 82.920 87.300 14.170 14.900 +5,2% Jan - Feb '26
France 1.671.450 1.717.260 1.729.680 1.739.660 1.767.970 1.795.950 157.240 153.270 -2,5% Jan '26
Germany 2.448.640 2.461.334 2.429.802 2.450.590 2.526.817 2.547.404 215.978 223.318 +3,4% Jan '26
Greece 20.760 22.170 25.730 28.030 30.180 34.380 3.010 3.220 +7,0% Jan '26
Hungary 93.660 95.110 92.280 84.800 92.120 98.030 16.480 16.820 +2,1% Jan - Feb '26
Ireland 285.600 287.100 282.300 284.800 271.100 271.100 3.000 3.000(e) 0,0% Jan '26
Italy 1.181.390 1.197.390 1.201.160 1.204.930 1.215.120 1.217.391 100.650 100.650(e) 0,0% Jan '26
Latvia 51.890 52.420 50.610 56.510 56.710 64.020 5.430 5.430(e) 0,0% Jan '26
Lithuania 100.590 99.180 95.360 96.990 103.580 104.110 8.250 9.260 +12,2% Jan '26
Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 (c) (c) 0 - -
Malta 180 0 0 0 0 (c) (c) (c) - Jan - Feb '26
Netherlands 972.700 946.800 942.100 949.400 935.500 934.300 81.700 80.000 -2,1% Jan '26
Poland 909.160 941.870 945.020 1.000.650 1.045.740 1.092.310 90.660 93.520 +3,2% Jan '26
Portugal 62.850 63.850 66.990 62.520 65.060 68.260 5.640 5.660 +0,4% Jan '26
Romania 85.270 91.610 94.970 93.980 102.300 106.520 8.340 8.620 +3,4% Jan '26
Slovakia 38.210 39.200 37.540 37.130 40.760 44.020 7.120 7.200 +1,1% Jan - Feb '26
Slovenia 15.800 15.730 16.000 15.710 17.140 17.450 1.420 1.420(e) 0,0% Jan '26
Spain 188.600 201.090 186.040 185.090 185.170 201.150 17.190 17.440 +1,5% Jan '26
Sweden 83.490 84.190 78.460 79.430 82.200 87.150 7.320 7.750 +5,9% Jan '26
TOTAL EU-27 9.389.060 9.504.324 9.478.252 9.637.460 9.867.347 10.052.275 828.998 842.888 (e) +1,7% Jan '26
y-o-y % +1,2% -0,3% +1,7% +2,4% +1,9%      
(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, CSO, 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: Cheese
'000 tons 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Jan 2026
Production [D7121] (P) 9.160 9.389 9.504 9.478 9.637 9.867 10.052 843
Production of Processed Cheese [D7200] (P2) 629(e) 603(e) 604(e) 588(e) 575(e) 591(e) n.d. n.d.
Imports (I) 212 223 196 187 174 187 200 16
Exports (E) 1.348 1.402 1.385 1.327 1.385 1.386 1.422 110
Apparent Domestic Consumption (P + P2 + I - E ) 8.653 8.813 8.919 8.926 9.001 9.259 8.830 749
NOTE: Proceesed Cheese [D7200] 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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