UK dairy trade

Updated December 2025

This page gives quarterly overview of UK dairy trade. For a detailed look at the latest monthly data please visit our dairy trade dashboard. 

• Total dairy export volume for Q3 2025 was up 5.5% on Q3 2024, at 294.0k tonnes.
• Total dairy import volume for Q3 2025 was down 0.03% on Q3 2024, at 330.6k tonnes.
• Performance was mixed among the categories. Some categories like exports of powdered and condensed milk were up year-on-year at 36,400t (65%) and whey, whey products up at 17,100t (25.7%) from Q3 2024. Exports of cheese and curd noticed an increase of 3.1% followed by butter at 8.5%. Milk and cream and yoghurt witnessed a decline of 2.2% and 10.7% respectively during the period.
• Dairy wholesale prices, both domestic and global have been declining during the last few months. However, uncertain geopolitical factors in the global market will continue to influence trade flows.

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