Milch & Markt - Dairy Data - Milk Producers - Key data on milk production

	1996	2005	2006	± in %

Milk producers	186,400	108,000	103,000	-4.6%

Milk cow stocks (million)	5.20	4.24	4.05	-4.5%

Average milk yields per cow p.a. (kg)	5,510	6,761	6,849	1.3%

Total cow´s milk production (1,000 t)	28,776	28,453	27,995	-1.6%

Fat content in milk (%)	k.A.	4.18	4.16	-0.5%

Milk deliveries to dairy manufacturers (1,000 t)*	26,180	27,663	27,162	-1.8%

Average farm price (3.7% fat, 3.4% protein) ex-farm, per 100 kg	28,02 €	27,50 €	27,35 €	-0.5%