H1 2025 saw output of dairy products for sale rise by 3.5 %

Central Statistical Bureau provisional data show that in the first six months of this year (H1 2025) output of dairy products from milk processing companies¹ increased by 2.6 thousand tonnes or 3.5 % compared with H1 2024.

Increased output was recorded in the production of butter (up by 14.4 %) as well as cheese, including cheese used for processed cheese, aged and fresh cheese, such as acid-set cheese, cottage cheese, curd cheese snacks, and curd paste (up by 13.6 %). Compared with H1 2023, output of butter increased by 6.4 % and cheese output rose by 11.6 %.

Reduced output was recorded for sour milk (yogurt, kefir, curdled milk, etc.) and cream, which fell by 4.9 % and 3.0 % compared with H1 2024 respectively, with output of drinking milk unchanged. Compared with H1 2023, output of sour milk decreased by 3.9 %, of cream by 4.1 %. of drinking milk by 3.8 %.

Average purchase price of raw milk rose by 23.6 %

In H1 2025, milk procurement and processing companies collected 416.1 thousand tonnes of raw milk, which is an increase of 0.7 thousand tonnes or 0.2 % compared with H1 2024.

The average purchase price of raw milk was 484.96 euro per tonne, representing an increase of 92.66 euro per tonne (23.6 %) compared to H1 2024 and of 128.06 euro per tonne (35.9 %) compared to H1 2023. The highest price was recorded in February, when it stood at 490.19 euro per tonne.

Refer to the OSP database: LAL050m and LAL020m

Additional statistics for this domain is available in the official statistics portal section Agriculture.

Methodological information

¹ The products used by a company to produce other products, the products sold to other local food industry companies, and products used for animal feed are excluded.

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