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In 2024, farms in the EU produced approximately 161.8 million tons of raw milk. This is an increase of 0.9 million tons compared to 2023 and 12.1 million tons compared to 2014, when production was 149.7 million tons. This is evident from the data on milk and dairy products published by Eurostat. Read more: Agricultural prices are rising again Last year, the majority of raw milk was delivered to dairy processing plants; only 11 million tons were used on farms for direct consumption by farmers and their families, sold directly to consumers, used as feed, or directly processed. Out of 150.8 million tons of milk received by dairies, 146.5 million tons were cow's milk, with the remainder being sheep's milk, goat's milk, or buffalo's milk. The majority of milk in the EU was used for the production of cheese and butter, according to European statistics. Specifically, 59.9 million tons of whole milk, along with 17 million tons of skimmed milk, were used to produce 10.8 million tons of ...