Collection of cows milk by EU Member State

Germany alone accounts for more than 21 % of the milk produced in the EU, and together with France, the Netherlands, Italy and Poland it accounts for about two thirds (64.7 %) of total EU milk production. Similarly, for the collection of cows’ milk by dairies, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Poland together account for 66 % of the EU total.
In the same year, almost 94 % of the milk produced was delivered to dairies for further processing and only 6 % (roughly 10 million tonnes) was used by the farmers and their families, sold directly to consumers, used as feed, or processed directly. Cows’ milk accounted for 97 % of milk delivered to dairies.
With regard to milk collected from animals other than cows, Greece alone produces 57.7 % of the total EU milk delivered to dairies, followed by Cyprus, which produces a further 21.1 %.