# Milk Statistics September 2026 - Central Statistics Office

> Ireland's domestic milk intake by processors and co-ops was estimated at 760.4 million litres in September 2026, down 1.7% year on year. Butter output fell to 28,600 tonnes from 30,100 tonnes, while Q3 2026 intake was down 4.0% versus Q3 2025.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T15:15:22.739Z
- Category: report · region Ireland · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82031-milk-statistics-september-2026-central-statistics-office
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

A lower Irish milk supply tightens dairy inputs for feed and dairy-product markets, and falling butter output is mildly supportive of dairy prices. The effect on feed-ingredient demand is modest given Ireland's scale.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2019-10-24 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk - September 2019 statistics (published 24 October 2019) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56556-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-september-2019-statistics.md) | +8.4% | +9.1% |
| MILK | 2023-10-09 | [September milk checks should be bigger \| Ag Proud](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33767-september-milk-checks-should-be-bigger-ag-proud.md) | -0.1% | +2.8% |
| MILK | 2024-08-29 | [United Kingdom milk prices and composition of milk statistics notice - June 2024 statistics (published 25 July 2024) - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28776-united-kingdom-milk-prices-and-composition-of-milk-statistics-notice-june-2024.md) | +9.7% | +13.1% |
| MILK | 2024-09-24 | [Dairy Outlook: September 2024 - Dairy Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28315-dairy-outlook-september-2024-dairy-producer.md) | -0.2% | -2.6% |
| MILK | 2026-04-21 | [Dairy outlook 2026: Higher milk production and stronger prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19713-dairy-outlook-2026-higher-milk-production-and-stronger-prices.md) | -0.0% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- cso.ie: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ms/milkstatisticsseptember2026/

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