In 2020, EU farms produced 160.1 million tonnes of raw milk, 1.1% more than in 2019, according to data on milk and milk products published Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.
From that total, an estimated 149.9 million tonnes were used by dairies, together with skimmed milk, to produce a range of manufactured dairy products, as well as fresh products.
Among other products, dairies produced 1.6 million tonnes of skimmed milk powder, 2.3 million tonnes of butter, 7.7 million tonnes of acidified milk products like yoghurts, 10.3 million tonnes of cheese, 24.0 million tonnes of drinking milk and, as a by-product of the manufacture of cheese, 55.5 million tonnes of whey in 2020.
EU dairies produced more of all of these products in 2020 than they did in 2019 and, in turn, except for fresh products, more than they did in 2018.
Source: Cyprus News Agency