Dairy industry in the United Kingdom
The dairy industry in the United Kingdom is the industry of dairy farming that takes place in the UK.
Production[]
In Europe, UK milk production is third after France & Germany and is around the tenth highest in the world. There are around 12,000 dairy farms in the UK.[2]
Around 14 billion litres of milk are commercially produced in the UK each year.
Britain eats around 2000 tonnes of cheese a day.
Production sites[]
Buckinghamshire[]
- Arla Aylesbury, produces 10% of the UK's milk, and the world's largest milk production site
Cornwall[]
- Davidstow Creamery, Britain's largest cheese factory, producing Cathedral City cheddar cheese
Delivery[]
Only 3% of milk in the UK is delivered to the door. There was an 80% drop in deliveries when supermarkets began to sell their own milk en-masse. The largest commercial deliverer of milk in the UK has around 500,000 customers; there has been a recent upswing in demand for door deliveries.
Regulation[]
Production was regulated by the Milk Marketing Board until 1994; its processing division is now Dairy Crest. AHDB Dairy is a central resource for the UK dairy industry.
References[]
- ^ "Latest UK milk prices and composition of milk". GOV.UK.
- ^ "Dairy | AHDB". ahdb.org.uk.
External links[]
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