The latest national statistics produced by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has shown monthly information on the average Northern Ireland farmgate milk prices.
This data reveals the rise in milk prices over the 15-year period recorded, from 17.89 pence per litre in 2015 to 26.68 in 2020.
Despite COVID-19 causing a fall in the most recent milk prices, a producer in 2020 is still receiving 49% more than in 2005.
Farmgate prices from 2005 to 2019:
| Year | Net producer price (pence per litre) |
| 2005 | 17.89 |
| 2006 | 16.75 |
| 2007 | 21.78 |
| 2008 | 22.92 |
| 2009 | 19.48 |
| 2010 | 25.06 |
| 2011 | 27.27 |
| 2012 | 25.82 |
| 2013 | 31.34 |
| 2014 | 29.31 |
| 2014 | 20.81 |
| 2016 | 20.24 |
| 2017 | 28.73 |
| 2018 | 28.74 |
| 2019 | 27.13 |
Farmgate prices over the last 12 months:
| February 2019 | 27.60 |
| March 2019 | 27.11 |
| April 2019 | 26.91 |
| May 2019 | 26.54 |
| June 2019 | 26.39 |
| July 2019 | 26.12 |
| August 2019 | 25.78 |
| September 2019 | 26.47 |
| October 2019 | 27.47 |
| November 2019 | 28.85 |
| December 2019 | 28.69 |
| January 2020 | 26.82 |
| February 2020 | 26.68 |
Raw milk production
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Raw milk production has also increased over the period, from 1,866.07 million litres per year to 2,388.72 million litres.
Raw milk production from 2005 to 2019:
| Year | Milk produced (million litres) |
| 2005 | 1,866.07 |
| 2006 | 1,905.24 |
| 2007 | 1,917.65 |
| 2008 | 1,902.84 |
| 2009 | 1,772.23 |
| 2010 | 1,849.82 |
| 2011 | 1,980.27 |
| 2012 | 1,999.15 |
| 2013 | 2,013.42 |
| 2014 | 2,204.41 |
| 2014 | 2,266.39 |
| 2016 | 2,198.32 |
| 2017 | 2,283.85 |
| 2018 | 2,345.30 |
| 2019 | 2,388.72 |
Raw milk production over the last 12 months:
| February 2019 | 189.34 |
| March 2019 | 216.75 |
| April 2019 | 220.62 |
| May 2019 | 235.06 |
| June 2019 | 218.33 |
| July 2019 | 209.95 |
| August 2019 | 187.22 |
| September 2019 | 168.09 |
| October 2019 | 172.83 |
| November 2019 | 174.28 |
| December 2019 | 193.27 |
| January 2020 | 204.21 |
| February 2020 | 199.19 |
