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Dairy
10 September 2025
These figures track annual changes in cow numbers in the UK and within the EU. You can also dig deeper into the statistics and have a look at cow numbers by country, and for England, by county.
8 August 2025
These figures, from Defra, show the average litres of milk produced per cow, per year in the UK. Average yields should be taken with a degree of caution as they are based only on the total milk production recorded, and then divided by the size of the dairy herd.
20 November 2025
Average somatic cell counts and bactoscan levels for GB are reported, based on an AHDB survey of dairies.
27 March 2024
These figures show the average butterfat and protein content of raw milk in the EU.
18 December 2025
This information tracks the changes in the price of dairy products at shop level – highlighting promotional activity in particular retailers.
17 December 2021
These figures show the monthly EU milk deliveries, in million litres, by Member State. Organic information is also available for selected EU Member states.
12 December 2025
The milk production regions included are the EU-27, UK, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Combined, they account for more than 65% of global cow's milk production and around 80% of global exports of dairy products.
27 March 2024
These figures show the average butterfat and protein content of raw milk in the UK.