# Two thirds of EU milk used to make cheese and butter - Products Eurostat News - Eurostat

> The EU processed 156.8 million tonnes of whole milk in 2018, with two-thirds used for cheese and butter. The EU produced 10.3 million tonnes of cheese and 2.4 million tonnes of butter, and Germany was the largest cheese producer.

- Date: 2020-01-31 · published 2020-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55102-two-thirds-of-eu-milk-used-to-make-cheese-and-butter-products-eurostat-news
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

The data shows how EU milk is allocated across dairy products, which helps buyers gauge the balance of supply between cheese, butter and powder. It gives no new signal on near-term price direction.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2026-09-03 | [USDA Dairy Products Report July 2026: Cheese, Butter, and Dry Milk Trends - News and Statistics - IndexBox](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17489-usda-dairy-products-report-july-2026-cheese-butter-and-dry-milk-trends-news-and.md) | -0.8% | -7.3% |
| MILK | 2022-11-14 | [Stable raw milk production in 2021 - Products Eurostat News - Eurostat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38701-stable-raw-milk-production-in-2021-products-eurostat-news-eurostat.md) | +0.1% | -2.3% |
| MILK | 2024-02-05 | [December cheese, butter production up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31684-december-cheese-butter-production-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.9% | +2.6% |
| MILK | 2020-10-05 | [August cheese production down on year, butter up - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50649-august-cheese-production-down-on-year-butter-up-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.6% | +7.0% |
| MILK | 2020-11-10 | [USDA continues to raise milk production and prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50158-usda-continues-to-raise-milk-production-and-prices-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | -33.8% |

## Sources

- ec.europa.eu: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20200131-1

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