The dairy farming sector in The Netherlands
The number of dairy farms in the Netherlands is around 22.000, with a total number of milking cows of 1.400.000. The average number of milking cows per farm is 65.Total milk production in The Netherlands is 11.000.000 kg/year. This quantity is the national quota allocated to The Netherlands by the EU. The yearly average production per milking cow is 8.000 kg. Almost all the dairy farmers deliver the milk to the processing industry, around 700 producers have their own processing facilities.
