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Milk production in the United Kingdom (UK) 2001/02-2017/18
Milk production in the United Kingdom (UK) 2001/02-2017/18
Total milk production in the United Kingdom (UK) from milk year 2001/02 to 2017/18 (in million liters)
by Nils-Gerrit Wunsch,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
During 2017/18, over 14.7 billion liters of milk were produced in the UK. This was enough to cover a bit more than the entire city and county of Cardiff in a ten-centimeter-deep sheet of milk. Only in 2015/16 was UK milk production slightly higher.
Milk production
The UK milk production had a production value of approximately 4.34 billion British Pounds in 2017. In 2016, European production volume was estimated to amount to 163.26 million metric tons of raw milk. About 25.6 million liters of liquid milk were made from these 163 million tons of raw milk. The rest of the raw milk produced that year was turned into other milk products.
Dairy product retail in Britain
The produced milk was sold at a retail price of 59 pence per liter of milk in March of 2018. During 2018, UK consumers spent a total of 12 billion British pounds on milk, cheese, and eggs. Retail expenditure in GB is highest for skimmed milk compared to other milk types.
Total milk production in the United Kingdom (UK) from milk year 2001/02 to 2017/18 (in million liters)
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| Production in million litres | |
|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 14,713 |
| 2016/17 | 14,251 |
| 2015/16 | 14,829 |
| 2014/15 | 14,394 |
| 2013/14 | 13,680 |
| 2012/13 | 12,974 |
| 2011/12 | 13,494 |
| 2010/11 | 13,332 |
| 2009/10 | 12,825 |
| 2008/09 | 12,858 |
| 2007/08 | 13,215 |
| 2006/07 | 13,481 |
| 2005/06 | 13,601 |
| 2004/05 | 13,766 |
| 2003/04 | 14,063 |
| 2002/03 | 13,862 |
| 2001/02 | 13,844 |
| Production in million litres | |
|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 14,713 |
| 2016/17 | 14,251 |
| 2015/16 | 14,829 |
| 2014/15 | 14,394 |
| 2013/14 | 13,680 |
| 2012/13 | 12,974 |
| 2011/12 | 13,494 |
| 2010/11 | 13,332 |
| 2009/10 | 12,825 |
| 2008/09 | 12,858 |
| 2007/08 | 13,215 |
| 2006/07 | 13,481 |
| 2005/06 | 13,601 |
| 2004/05 | 13,766 |
| 2003/04 | 14,063 |
| 2002/03 | 13,862 |
| 2001/02 | 13,844 |
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by Nils-Gerrit Wunsch,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
During 2017/18, over 14.7 billion liters of milk were produced in the UK. This was enough to cover a bit more than the entire city and county of Cardiff in a ten-centimeter-deep sheet of milk. Only in 2015/16 was UK milk production slightly higher.
Milk production
The UK milk production had a production value of approximately 4.34 billion British Pounds in 2017. In 2016, European production volume was estimated to amount to 163.26 million metric tons of raw milk. About 25.6 million liters of liquid milk were made from these 163 million tons of raw milk. The rest of the raw milk produced that year was turned into other milk products.
Dairy product retail in Britain
The produced milk was sold at a retail price of 59 pence per liter of milk in March of 2018. During 2018, UK consumers spent a total of 12 billion British pounds on milk, cheese, and eggs. Retail expenditure in GB is highest for skimmed milk compared to other milk types.
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2001/02 to 2017/18
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- Additional information from the source states: "please note that total milk production is based on all milk produced on farm, including the milk which is delivered to dairies, milk used on farm in the production of dairy products, milk consumed in farm households, milk fed to livestock and farm waste."
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- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- 2001/02 to 2017/18
- Supplementary notes
- Additional information from the source states: "please note that total milk production is based on all milk produced on farm, including the milk which is delivered to dairies, milk used on farm in the production of dairy products, milk consumed in farm households, milk fed to livestock and farm waste."
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- Liquid milk sales volume in Great Britain from October 2009 to October 2018 (in million liters)Milk market: Total milk sales volume in Great Britain 2009-2018
- Liquid milk market expenditure in Great Britain from July 2017 to December 2018 (in million GBP)Milk market: Monthly expenditure in Great Britain 2017-2018
- Milk usage in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*, by type (in million liters)Milk usage in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by type
- Import value of dairy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2018 (in million GBP)Dairy import value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2018
- Export value of dairy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2018 (in million GBP)Dairy exports value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2018
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- Average retail price of liquid milk in Great Britain (UK) from October 2009 to October 2017* (in pence per liter)Average retail price of milk in Great Britain (UK) 2009-2017
- Average retail price of liquid milk in the United Kingdom (UK) from September 2015 to March 2018* (in pence per liter), by monthly 52 weeks ending data setsAverage retail price of milk in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2018, per month
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- Average expenditure per person per week on milk and milk products (excluding cheese) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in pence)*Milk and milk products: Weekly UK household expenditure 2006-2017
- Average expenditure per person per week on liquid whole milk in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2016/17 (in pence)*Weekly UK household expenditure on whole milk 2006-2017
- Average expenditure per person per week on skimmed milk in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2016/17 (in pence)Skimmed milk: Weekly UK household expenditure 2006-2017
- Average purchase per person per week of liquid whole milk in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2016/2017 (in milliliters)Weekly consumption of whole milk in the United Kingdom (UK) 2001-2017
- Average purchase per person per week of semi-skimmed milk in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2016/2017 (in milliliters)Weekly consumption of semi-skimmed liquid milk in the United Kingdom (UK) 2001-2017
- Average purchase per person per week of fully skimmed milk in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2016/2017 (in milliliters)Weekly consumption of fully skimmed milk in the United Kingdom (UK) 2001 - 2017
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- Liquid milk sales volume in Great Britain from October 2009 to October 2018 (in million liters)
- Liquid milk market expenditure in Great Britain from July 2017 to December 2018 (in million GBP)
- Milk usage in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*, by type (in million liters)
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- Annual output value of milk in Scotland from 2003 to 2017* (British pence per liter)
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- Monthly and cumulative deliveries of milk from dairies in the United Kingdom (UK) from October 2014 to October 2017 (in million liters)
- Average milk yield in the United Kingdom (UK) from milk year 2002/03 to 2015/17 (in liters per cow per annum)
- Size of dairy herd cattle population on agricultural holdings in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2018 (in 1000s)
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- Number of dairy cows in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018*
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- Retail sales volume of liquid milk* in Great Britain from October 2009 to October 2017** (in million litres)
- Retail sales volume of liquid milk* in Great Britain from October 2009 to October 2018 split by type (in million liters)
- Retail expenditure on liquid milk* in Great Britain from October 2009 to October 2017 (in million GBP)
- Retail expenditure on liquid milk in Great Britain from October 2009 to October 2017, split by type (in million GBP)
- Average retail price of liquid milk in Great Britain (UK) from October 2009 to October 2017* (in pence per liter)
- Average retail price of liquid milk in the United Kingdom (UK) from September 2015 to March 2018* (in pence per liter), by monthly 52 weeks ending data sets
- Consumer spending on milk, cheese and eggs in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2018 (in million GBP)*
- Average weekly household expenditure on milk in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by age of household reference person* (in GBP)
- Average expenditure per person per week on milk and milk products (excluding cheese) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in pence)*
- Average expenditure per person per week on liquid whole milk in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2016/17 (in pence)*
- Average expenditure per person per week on skimmed milk in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2016/17 (in pence)
- Average purchase per person per week of liquid whole milk in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2016/2017 (in milliliters)
- Average purchase per person per week of semi-skimmed milk in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2016/2017 (in milliliters)
- Average purchase per person per week of fully skimmed milk in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2016/2017 (in milliliters)
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