UK dairy trade

Updated November 2024

This page gives quarterly overview of UK dairy trade. For a detailed look at the latest monthly data please visit our dairy trade dashboard. 

• Total dairy export volume for Q3 2024 was down 2.5% on Q3 2023, at 274.3k tonnes.
• Total dairy import volume for Q3 2024 was up 13.3% on Q3 2023, at 330.6k tonnes.
• Performance was mixed among the key categories. Some categories like exports of cheese and curd were up year-on-year at 48,700t (11%) and whey, whey products up 13,600t (18%) from Q3 2023. Powdered and condensed milk noticed a significant decline of 31% followed by butter at 13% and yogurt at 7%. Milk and cream noticed a modest decline of 1% during the period.
• Dairy wholesale prices, both domestic and global have been increasing during the last few months. This could not lend much support to the export basket coupled with uncertain geopolitical factors in the global market influencing trade flows.

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