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Abstract
The objective of this paper is to present the structure of milk production in EU countries. The
authors used data from Main Statistical Office to highlight the changes. The authors used descriptive and
graphical methods to analyze the changes in EU milk production. The production of cow’s milk per capita
in kg and milk yield in EU was analyzed. The authors also evaluated the production of selected dairy products.
The biggest milk producers in EU are Germany, France, United Kingdom and Poland. The highest
yields of milk per cow are achieved in 2011 in Denmark, Sweden and Spain. The highest butter production
in 2012 was observed in: Germany (448 thous. t), France (427), Poland (200) and Ireland (145). The five
countries with the highest cheese production in 2012 were: Germany (2071 thous. t), France (1922), Italy
(1276) Holland (764) and Poland (685). The production of dry milk in 2012 was the highest in: France (214
thous. t), Netherlands (118), Germany (80), and Ireland (58). However, the production of dairy products in
many European Union countries decreased in the period 2005-2012.