Balance Sheet for Food Commodities 2017, preliminary and 2016 final figures

In 2017, the consumption of poultry meat was six per cent higher than in the previous year. The consumption of beef increased by one per cent. In contrast, the consumption of pork decreased by almost four per cent.
The consumption of skimmed milk decreased by more than 14 per cent from the previous year. The consumption of low-fat milk remained almost unchanged from the previous year. The consumption of whole milk increased by seven per cent. All in all, 112 litres of milk was consumed per capita in 2017, five per cent less than in the previous year.
The consumption of sour milk and curdled milk (viili) decreased by approximately six per cent from the previous year. The consumption of yoghurt was the same as in 2016 at 20 kilograms per capita.
In 2017, just under 26 kilograms of cheese and almost 12 kilograms of eggs were consumed per capita.
The total consumption of cereals increased by just under one per cent to 80 kilograms. The consumption of oats increased by one kilogram and that of rice by 0.2 kilograms. The consumption of wheat, rye and barley remained almost unchanged.
The consumption of citrus fruits decreased by ten per cent to 13 kilograms per capita. The consumption of other species of fresh fruit remained almost unchanged at 46 kilograms. Just under seven kilograms of fruit preserves and dried fruit were consumed per capita.

Consumption of food commodities per capita

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