Therefore, the production volume exceeds the production volume from the same month of the previous year by approximately 1.0%. Total milk production in European milk-producing countries in the first four months so far exceeded the amount produced at that time in 2023 by only 0.2 percent.
Milk production. Italy with the biggest advantage
Looking at milk production in individual member countries, according to the association, April was mainly dominated by higher volumes. Italian milk production ranked fifth among the most important European suppliers, and deliveries in April increased the most – by 8.7%. So far this year, about 1% has been delivered from there. more milk than in the first four months of 2023.
According to VMB, the fourth largest milk-producing country in the EU-27 recorded growth of 5.4%. in April 2023. Cumulatively from January to April, milk deliveries there increased by 4.1%. compared to the same period last year.
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Ireland with the biggest disadvantage in milk production
Meanwhile, Dutch milk production, the third largest in the EU, has fallen once again from the previous year's levels. Deliveries in April were up 1.3%. lower than the value from the comparable month of 2023, and in the first four months by 2.0%. lower than a year earlier.
The largest drop in deliveries compared to the previous year was again recorded in Ireland. Similarly to the first quarter, in April the result from twelve months ago was worse by almost 8.0 percent, VMB reported, citing Eurostat. In total, a minus of almost 8.5% was recorded for the first four months of 2024.
In the case of Germany and France, statisticians recorded a moderate increase in April of 0.1 and 0.2 percent, respectively. In the first four months of the year, 0.5% more was delivered to Germany. less milk, and to France by 0.5%. more.
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