Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 1.08 billion litres in June 2025, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Data released from the CSO today, August 7, showed a 4.9% increase of 50.4 million litres, when compared with June 2024, and up 3.5%, 36.2 million litres, when compared with the same month in 2023.

The CSO found that fat content for June 2025 was 4.06%, up from 4.01% in June 2024. Protein content also rose slightly, to 3.45% in June 2025, when compared with 3.43% a year earlier.

Meanwhile, skim milk powder increased from 18,400 in June 2024, to 23,300 tonnes in June 2025, up 5,000 tonnes.

In quarter two (Q2) 2025, domestic milk intake was estimated at 3.34 billion litres, up 8.1% to 248.9 million when compared with the same period in June 2024, and rose by 3.3% to 107.0 million litres when compared with 2023.

For the period from January to June 2025, domestic milk intake was estimated at 4.65 billion, a rise of 303.5 million litres when compared with the same period in 2024, and by 56.3 million litres when compared with 2023.

The CSO found, that the domestic milk intake has more than doubled between June 1975 and June 2025, increasing by 494.4 million in 1975, to 1,081.07 million litres in June 2025.

Commenting on the release, statistician in the agriculture sector of the CSO, Stephanie Kelleher said: "Today’s figures show that the domestic milk intake in June 2025 by milk processors and co-ops rose by 50.4 million litres, or 4.9%, compared with the same month in 2024. Skim milk powder was up by 5,000 tonnes, from 18,400 tonnes in June 2024 to 23,300 tonnes in June 2025.

"The quota was abolished in April 2015, and we can see that domestic milk intake increased again. The highest figure for the month of June was in June 2025 at 1,081.7 million litres," Kelleher added.