Domestic milk intake increases by 1.4%

Butter production up by 3.2%
Domestic milk intake increases by 1.4%

When comparing the September 2020 milk produce figures with those for September 2019, butter production increased by 3.2% while 31.4m tonnes of cheese was produced compared to 29.9m tonnes in 2018.  File Photo.

Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 731.7 million litres for September 2020 which represents a 1.4% increase when compared to the same period in 2019.

This is according to the latest milk statistics which were released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) earlier today.

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