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Germany on top in drinking milk, acidified milk products, butter, and cheese production, official figures show…
The EU’s raw milk production was up 0.8 million tonnes year-on-year in 2023, reaching 160.8 million tonnes, the regional statistical bureau Eurostat said on Monday.
The largest portion of the raw milk, 149.3 million tonnes, were delivered to dairies, which produced 22 million tonnes of drinking milk and 7.8 million tonnes of acidified milk products, such as yogurt.
The data showed that 10.6 million tonnes of cheese was produced from 58.2 million tonnes of whole milk and 17.4 million tonnes of skimmed milk, while 2.3 million tonnes of butter were made from 45.4 million tonnes of whole milk.
Among the EU, Germany made up for 19% of the total drinking milk production, and the country grabbed a share of 27% in acidified milk products, 20% in butter and 22% in cheese production.
Spain came second with a 15% share in the drinking milk production in the EU, followed by France with 13%.
As for acidified milk products, the Netherlands followed Germany with 17% share, and Poland came third with 10%.
“France was the second largest producer of both butter and cheese (18% of the EU total for each product). Ireland ranked third in butter production (13%), while Italy was third in cheese production (13%),” said Eurostat…
