Agriculture & FoodDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

Defra Milk Utilisation by Dairies (UK)

United Kingdom and England & Wales, monthly

Freeauth: noneOGL-UK-3.0✓ verified Nov 12, 2026

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Commercial use?: YesOGL-UK-3.0, with credit

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License note: GOV.UK content under the Open Government Licence v3.0, as on defra-agricultural-price-index (same department).
Required attribution: Required under OGL v3.0: acknowledge the source and, where possible, link to the licence (the licence gives a default attribution statement if the provider sets none).

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// Overview

Defra Milk Utilisation by Dairies (UK)

Defra's monthly milk utilisation statistics show how much milk UK dairies use and what it becomes (drinking milk, cheese, butter, milk powders), plus supplies of milk products and the size distribution of dairy companies, as ODS datasets.

Coverage

United Kingdom and England & Wales, monthly. The page says the notice "includes information on the volume of milk used by dairies in the production of drinking milk and milk products such as cheese, butter and milk powders." Monthly product data runs from 2015 and quarterly from 2005.

Good for

#agriculture-food#dairy#uk#monthly#commodities

Verdict

Keyless ODS datasets on GOV.UK from Defra. A monthly dairy supply signal for food-price and commodity agents. Licensed OGL-UK-3.0: the page says "All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated". Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free ODS datasets; no key.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	OGL-UK-3.0
License note	GOV.UK content under the Open Government Licence v3.0, as on defra-agricultural-price-index (same department).
Last verified	Nov 12, 2026

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: Defra Milk Utilisation by Dairies (UK)
slug: defra-milk-utilisation-by-dairies
category: Agriculture & Food
domain: Agriculture & Food
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/defra-milk-utilisation-by-dairies
providerUrl: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/milk-utilisation-by-dairies-in-england-and-wales
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free ODS datasets; no key.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/milk-utilisation-by-dairies-in-england-and-wales
coverage: United Kingdom and England & Wales, monthly. The page says the notice "includes information on the volume of milk used by dairies in the production of drinking milk and milk products such as cheese, butter and milk powders." Monthly product data runs from 2015 and quarterly from 2005.
lastVerified: 2026-11-12
evidenceUrls: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/milk-utilisation-by-dairies-in-england-and-wales
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
tasks: agriculture-food
dairy
uk
monthly
commodities
license: OGL-UK-3.0
licenseUrl: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
licenseNote: GOV.UK content under the Open Government Licence v3.0, as on defra-agricultural-price-index (same department).
attribution: Required under OGL v3.0: acknowledge the source and, where possible, link to the licence (the licence gives a default attribution statement if the provider sets none).

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Defra Milk Utilisation by Dairies (UK)

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Verdict

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