Milk (prices and volumes) — Ireland
Dehesa Index brings together 28 “Milk (prices and volumes)” series for Ireland, with official data and its history (since Jan 1968, latest Sep 2026). Each value is shown as the source publishes it, not converted or recalculated.
In brief
In their latest reading, 7 of the 12 series rose, 3 fell and 2 were unchanged against the previous observation. The largest rise is “Cream for direct consumption: production (annual, Eurostat)” (+14.3 %, 2025); the largest fall, “Skimmed milk powder: production (monthly, Eurostat)” (−24.9 %, Aug 2026). Against the same period a year earlier (11 comparable series), “Cream for direct consumption: production (monthly, Eurostat)” rose most (+26.2 %) and “Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies: protein content (monthly, Eurostat)” fell most (−5.99 %). 3 series are at the highest level in their whole history.
Computed from the series in the table; each keeps its own frequency and unit.
| Series | Latest | Period | Change | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter, incl. dehydrated butter and ghee, and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 29,760 | Aug 2026 | −3.41 % | t |
| Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies: fat content (monthly, Eurostat) | 4.50 | Sep 2026 | 0.00 % | % |
| Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 890,990 | Sep 2026 | 0.00 % | t |
| Drinking milk: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 45,010 | Aug 2026 | −11.1 % | t |
| Cream for direct consumption: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 3,280 | Aug 2026 | +11.6 % | t |
| Skimmed milk powder: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 13,580 | Aug 2026 | −24.9 % | t |
| Cheese from cows'milk (pure): production (monthly, Eurostat) | 32,500 | Aug 2026 | +11.3 % | t |
| Milk and cream powders, excluding skimmed milk powders: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 0.00 | Aug 2026 | – | t |
| Concentrated milk: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 0.00 | Aug 2026 | – | t |
| Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies: protein content (monthly, Eurostat) | 3.61 | Sep 2026 | +3.74 % | % |
| Acidified milk (yoghurts and other): production (monthly, Eurostat) | 0.00 | Aug 2026 | – | t |
| Butter, incl. dehydrated butter and ghee, and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads: production (annual, Eurostat) | 286,330 | 2025 | +7.00 % | t |
| Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies: production (annual, Eurostat) | 9,097,630 | 2025 | +4.83 % | t |
| Drinking milk: production (annual, Eurostat) | 500,490 | 2025 | +1.44 % | t |
| Cream for direct consumption: production (annual, Eurostat) | 36,170 | 2025 | +14.3 % | t |
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Source: Eurostat (official national data via the European Statistical System) · Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU); cite source · Data updated: 2026-11-03
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