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Dutch monthly milk collection

How much raw milk was received in the Netherlands each month, published by RVO with the official average fat content, back to 2016. It is the most direct public view of milk entering the Dutch processing chain.

June 2026Latest month

1,172,576 tmilk received

+3.2%vs last year

4.35%average fat

A dairy farm at sunrise: cows grazing on misty pasture beside the barn, and in the foreground a stainless milk tank with milk running into the receiving vessel

Every season over the same months

Milk supply is seasonal. Putting January through December on the same axis shows whether this year is running above or below previous years without the calendar hiding the pattern.

1,075,067 t1,075,067 t1,161,707 t1,161,707 t1,248,347 t1,248,347 tJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec
Dec
20231,140,747 t
20241,135,364 t
20251,213,645 t

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Month by month

The official national receipts behind the curve, with the movement against the same month last year and the average milk-fat percentage.

MonthMilk receivedYear on yearAverage fat
June 20261,172,576 t+3.2%4.35%
May 20261,248,855 t+3.6%4.45%
April 20261,222,261 t+4.0%4.56%
March 20261,264,850 t+6.2%4.59%
February 20261,116,719 t+5.5%4.66%
January 20261,224,784 t+5.9%4.69%
December 20251,213,645 t+6.9%4.62%
November 20251,145,255 t+7.2%4.59%
October 20251,182,556 t+7.8%4.52%
September 20251,138,128 t+6.8%4.43%
August 20251,161,107 t+4.8%4.32%
July 20251,159,296 t+0.9%4.29%
June 20251,136,389 t-0.5%4.34%
May 20251,205,756 t-0.5%4.41%
April 20251,175,452 t-0.2%4.54%
March 20251,191,518 t-1.6%4.62%
February 20251,058,564 t-6.0%4.69%
January 20251,156,662 t-1.7%4.66%

Source: Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO), “Melkontvangst”, latest official release through June 2026, retrieved 28 Aug 2026. Licensed under CC0 1.0. Values shown as published; year-on-year and average-fat calculations by Get Fair Dairy.