# EU fluid milk consumption to dip 0.1% in 2027 on demand shift

> USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service forecasts EU fluid milk domestic consumption at 23.2 million tonnes in 2027, down 0.1% from 2026. The decline reflects shifting diets, growing plant-based alternatives and falling milk prices passed on to consumers.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T06:09:25.189Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97202-eu-fluid-milk-consumption-to-dip-0-1-in-2027-on-demand-shift
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Lower fluid milk demand in the EU, combined with declining factory use, points to softer EU dairy demand and weaker farm-gate milk prices, which can pressure global dairy product prices.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2017-06-26 | [Cheese inventory hits record; fluid milk consumption takes another hit \| Dairy \| leadertelegram.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10590-cheese-inventory-hits-record-fluid-milk-consumption-takes-another-hit-dairy.md) | -3.9% | -5.2% |
| MILK | 2023-01-30 | [All Milk Prices Expected To Drop In 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5878-all-milk-prices-expected-to-drop-in-2023.md) | -8.0% | -8.4% |
| MILK | 2023-04-12 | [High production, low demand likely to depress milk prices \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36564-high-production-low-demand-likely-to-depress-milk-prices-capital-press.md) | +0.1% | -11.9% |
| MILK | 2025-09-23 | [Dairy Production, Demand Expected To Increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22859-dairy-production-demand-expected-to-increase.md) | -0.4% | -3.7% |
| MILK | 2025-10-15 | [Global Milk Prices Fall 1.5% in September as Supply Growth Outpaces Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22412-global-milk-prices-fall-1-5-in-september-as-supply-growth-outpaces-demand.md) | +0.4% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- thedairysite.com: https://www.thedairysite.com/news/eu-fluid-milk-consumption-to-dip-0-1-in-2027-on-demand-shift

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