Published 21.2.2020
Milk and Milk Product Statistics, year 2019
Published 21.2.2020
- Milk production decreased to 2,305 million litres in 2019. Dairies received 2 262 million litres of milk
- In December 2019, milk producers numbered 5,783 - 470 less than in 2018.
- Organic milk production was 74 million litres and there were 142 organic milk producers.
- There were 259,000 dairy cows in December 2019, which is two per cent less than in December 2018. A dairy cow's average yield rose to 8,800 litres.
Production volumes of dairy products
Compared to the previous year, in year 2019:
- The production volumes of liquid dairy products fell by 4%
- Butter production rose by 2%
- Cheese production fell by 4%.
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