Average production based on milk recording records by country

This section host the statistics on average production based on milk records by country for selected country.

Canada
Year Number of lactations Milk per cow (kg) Fat (%) Protein (%)
2021 302,268 10,852 4.07 3.33
2020 304,156 10,702 4.05 3.32
2019 306,691 10,675 4.03 3.3
2018 325,524 10,519 4.02 3.27
2017 322,398 10,528 3.98 3.25
United States [1]
Year Number of lactations Milk per cow (kg) Fat (%) Protein (%)
2021 .. .. .. ..
2020 .. .. .. ..
2019 4,170,319 11,119 3.91 3.37
2018 .. .. .. ..
2017 .. .. .. ..
Israel
Year Number of lactations Milk per cow (kg) Fat (%) Protein (%)
2021 .. .. .. ..
2020 .. .. .. ..
2019 78,868 12,262 3.71 3.32
2018 79,456 11,856 3.76 3.31
2017 80,800 11,730 3.71 3.32
Denmark [2]
Year Number of lactations Milk per cow (kg) Fat (%) Protein (%)
2021 504,049 10,518 4.32 3.61
2020 513,825 10,504 4.29 3.6
2019 512,558 10,468 4.31 3.6
2018 518,682 10,263 4.24 3.53
2017 508,364 10,106 4.28 3.53
South Korea
Year Number of lactations Milk per cow (kg) Fat (%) Protein (%)
2021 .. .. .. ..
2020 144,568 10,423 3.95 3.21
2019 151,390 10,352 3.92 3.21
2018 149,755 10,303 3.91 3.21
2017 148,274 10,395 3.84 3.19
The Netherlands [3]
Year Number of lactations Milk per cow (kg) Fat (%) Protein (%)
2021 965,230 10,383 4.39 3.59
2020 964,892 10,290 4.37 3.59
2019 940,613 10,124 4.34 3.57
2018 989,552 9,853 4.34 3.57
2017 1,040,072 9,539 4.36 3.55
Belgium (Flemish Region) [3]
Year Number of lactations Milk per cow (kg) Fat (%) Protein (%)
2021 106,489 10,289 4.22 3.5
2020 102,400 10,179 4.2 3.49
2019 96,531 10,121 4.15 3.48
2018 94,394 9,941 4.15 3.57
2017 91,648 9,728 4.13 3.47
Finland
Year Number of lactations Milk per cow (kg) Fat (%) Protein (%)
2021 167,790 10,170 4.36 3.58
2020 174,457 10,211 4.33 3.58
2019 178,787 10,045 4.34 3.57
2018 185,328 9,850 4.3 3.52
2017 193,207 9,772 4.3 3.50
Estonia
Year Number of lactations Milk per cow (kg) Fat (%) Protein (%)
2021 80,589 10,304 3.84 3.36
2020 80,910 10,212 3.84 3.35
2019 81,155 9,957 3.83 3.36
2018 82,513 9,731 3.86 3.34
2017 82,244 9,469 3.91 3.34
Czech Republic [3]
Year Number of lactations Milk per cow (kg) Fat (%) Protein (%)
2021 291,707 9,657 3.91 3.42
2020 292,817 9,465 3.95 3.46
2019 291,146 9,099 3.91 3.45
2018 292,062 9,047 3.9 3.46
2017 292,347 8,734 3.93 3.43
Germany
Year Number of lactations Milk per cow (kg) Fat (%) Protein (%)
2021 3,383,011 9,048 4.12 3.49
2020 3,450,471 8,942 4.11 3.48
2019 3,532,145 8,757 4.11 3.48
2018 3,606,629 8,646 4.04 3.44
2017 3,627,291 8,395 4.09 3.45

[1] United States production based on milk recording records is unavailable for 2016-2017-2018-2020-2021
[2] 365 day rolling average
[3] Milk yield per recorded cow (kg)
..: Not Available
Source: International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR)
The country selected are Canada and United States first then the top 9 countries based on Milk per recorded cow in 305 days (kg) if available, if not based on Milk yield per recorded cow (kg)
Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal Industry Division, Market Information Section

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