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Data source(s) used: Yearly survey on milk and dairy products The survey gathers data on collected milk and its use at a national level (dairy products: drinking milk, cheeses, butter, etc.).Monthly survey on milk and dairy products The monthly survey gathers data on milk quantity collected by farmers-milk producers and its use. The main selected variables are: collected cow’s milk, ewe’s milk, goat’s and buffalo’s milk; drinking milk, cream, fermented milk or yogurt, butter and cheeses, etc. The monthly survey is conducted according to a European directive and provisional data are directly transmitted to Eurostat and disseminated on-line in the agriculture and livestock information System.