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World

US: Cheese 40# Blocks price In aumento +5,32%
US: Butter, Grade AA price In calo -4,85%
Oceania: Whole Milk Powder (WMP) price In calo -0,69%
Oceania: Cheddar price In calo -1,81%
Oceania: Skim Milk Powder (SMP) price In aumento +3,36%
Oceania: Butter price (82%) In calo -3,98%

Europe

Western Europe: Whey Powder Sweet price In calo -1,33%
Western Europe: WMP price In calo -2,16%
Western Europe: SMP price In aumento +5,88%
Western Europe: Butter price (82%) In calo -1,02%
Czech Republic: Farm gate milk price In calo -0,72%
DE, Bavaria: Farm gate milk price In aumento +1,25%

Italy

IT,Reggio Emilia: Parmig. Regg. (24 months) price In aumento +0,56%
IT, Milan: Parm Reg. PDO (24 months) price In aumento +0,27%
IT, Milan: Parm Regg PDO (12 months ) price In aumento +0,33%
IT, Milan: Parm Reg. PDO (30 months) price In aumento +0,25%
IT, Milan:  Parm Regg PDO (18 mo.) price In aumento +0,29%
IT: Grana Padano Production PDO In calo -6,21%
Information Note
  1. Market News evidences only the changes; should no price change or no quotation take place, any mention will be made.
  2. The change/variation concerning PRODUCTION/OUTPUT quantity refers to the same period of the previous year.
  3. The change/variation concerning STOCK quantity refers to the previous month.
  4. The change/variation of price refers to PRICES expressed in local currency (for both EU and the World). The change refers to the previous week/month/year, as the case may be. In the case of dual-listed (min and max), changes are calculated using the MAX PRICE.

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Milk - Balance sheet in Mio Tons | Year 2026 (Forecast made in July)
Country Cow Milk Production Other Milk Production Fluid Domestic Consumption Factory Use
World 573.13+1.4% 124.63+2.2% 197.75+1.0% 495.30+1.8%
India 105.40 +2.1% 116.00 +2.4% 93.00 +2.2% 128.37 +2.3%
Share % 18.4% 93.1% 47.0% 25.9%
EU-27 150.00 +1.0% 4.20 -0.5% 23.50 +1.2% 130.40 +0.9%
Share % 26.2% 3.4% 11.9% 26.3%
United States 107.34 +2.1% 0.00 0.0% 20.00 -1.0% 86.68 +2.9%
Share % 18.7% 0.0% 10.1% 17.5%
China 40.90 0.0% 0.91 +1.1% 15.63 -0.2% 26.79 +0.1%
Share % 7.1% 0.7% 7.9% 5.4%
Russia 33.90 -0.3% 0.00 0.0% 7.03 -0.4% 25.28 0.0%
Share % 5.9% 0.0% 3.6% 5.1%
Source: USDA, Latest update: 2026-07-24

Global Snapshot

MILK EQUIVALENT | SMP | WMP | BUTTER | CHEESE

Milk Equivalent
('000 Ton)
Δ Milk P. Δ Imp* Δ Exp* Δ Cons* (e) Balance
Δ(P+I-E-C)
Main Players, changes Jan-Jul 2026 on Jan-Jul 2025
EU-27
+2.921
-34
+1.368
+155
+1.364
New Zealand
+491
-12
+841
0
-362
USA
+1.638
-6
+484
+1.962
-814
United Kingdom
+26
+109
+225
+39
-129
Australia
+185
+14
-171
+16
+353
Argentina
+307
+4
+277
+172
-137
Uruguay
+116
+4
+97
0
+24
Chile
+61
+28
+16
+5
+68
TOTAL
+5.746
+107
+3.138
+2.349
+366

Last update: 2026-09-19
(e) Estimated data
* Import, Export and Consumption data are in Milk Equivalent (ME), comprehensive of WMP, Cheese, SMP+Butter and Liquid Milk. Import and Export data are also comprehensive of Condensed Milk and Yogurt.

Information Note
SOURCE
  • Production:
    • EU-27: Eurostat, FEGA, AGEA, Zuivel;
    • United Kingdom: DEFRA;
    • New Zealand: DCANZ;
    • US: National Agricultural Statistics Service;
    • Australia: Dairy Australia;
    • Belarus: National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus;
    • Uruguay: INALE;
    • Argentina: Subsecretaría de Lechería - Ministerio de Agroindustria;
    • Ukraine: State Statistics Committee of Ukraine;
    • Chile: ODEPA.
  • Import/Export:
    • UE-27: Eurostat
    • United KIngdom: United Kingdom HMRC
    • New Zealand: Stat.nz
    • US: Census Bureau
    • Chile: ODEPA
    • Australia, Belarus, Uruguay, Argentina, Ukraine: IHS
  • Domestic consumption data calculated by applying the incidence of consumption over production reported by FAS-USDA on the productions obtained from the local sources.
    The domestic consumption changes estimated by the FAS-USDA source are updated every six months (June and December).
Note: The balance sheet at the moment does not consider the trade of FFMP (fat-filled milk powder) - HS 190190, milk powder that has a fat content similar to whole milk powder, but instead of butterfat contains vegetable fats.
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/Ton US
(2026-10-09)
OCEANIA
(2026-10-09)
EU¹
(2026-10-07)
GDT²
(2026-10-06)
Product Value % Chg* Value % Chg* Value % Chg* Value % Chg*
CHEESE 3.053 +5,3% 3.963 -0,9% 3.679 -0,2% 3.897 -4,0%
BUTTER 2.811 -4,9% 4.775 -2,1% 4.677 -1,9% 4.758 +0,0%
SMP 4.828 +6,3% 3.775 +2,4% 3.809 +2,0% 3.837 +4,0%
WMP 5.302 0,0% 3.563 +0,4% 4.440 -0,5% 3.592 +0,9%
WHEY POWDER 1.609 +1,4%     2.299 0,0%    
MILK (US$/100Kg) 43,65 -2,5% 42,65 +5,1% 48,98 +2,0%    
*Change from previous price
¹ Prices refer to Germany. Cheese prices refer to Cheddar in the European Union (source: European Commission (Milk Market Observatory))
² Contract 2 GDT
n.a.: not available

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/Ton US
(2026-10-09)
OCEANIA
(1791496800)
EU¹
(2026-10-07)
GDT²
(2026-10-06)
Product Value % Chg* Value % Chg* Value % Chg* Value % Chg*
CHEESE 2.730 +6,4% 3.536 +0,8% 3.226 +0,3% 3.478 -1,1%
BUTTER 2.513 -3,9% 4.261 -0,3% 4.150 -1,2% 4.247 +3,1%
SMP 4.309 +6,5% 3.369 +4,2% 3.380 +2,7% 3.425 +7,2%
WMP 4.732 +0,2% 3.179 +2,1% 3.940 +0,3% 3.206 +4,0%
WHEY POWDER 1.436 +1,6%     2.040 +0,7%    
MILK (€/100Kg) 37,65 -3,9% 36,79 +3,5% 42,25 +0,5%    
*Change from previous price
¹ Prices refer to Germany. Cheese prices refer to Cheddar in the European Union (source: European Commission (Milk Market Observatory))
² Contract 2 GDT
n.a.: not available

FOCUS Price Products € in real time

  Area Last
updated
± from
prev. price
± from
1 year ago
Price / Quotation
  Whole Milk…
      ▸ “SPOT” Italy 5 Oct 2026 0,0% -7,1%
      ▸ farm-gate EU (13 country) Aug 2026 +1,3% -21,8%
      ▸ farm-gate USA Aug 2026 -3,9% -4,9%
  PDO cheeses…
      ▸ hard Italy 8 Oct 2026 +0,2% +5,3%
      ▸ semi-hard Italy 5 Oct 2026 0,0% -3,6%
      ▸ fresh Italy 5 Oct 2026 0,0% -5,1%
Cheeses Germany and Oceania 9 Oct 2026 +2,1% -5,5%
Butter Italy, Germany and Oceania 9 Oct 2026 -0,5% -28,8%
SMP (Skimmed Milk Powder) Germany, Oceania and USA 9 Oct 2026 +4,6% +65,6%
Whey powder Germany and USA 9 Oct 2026 +0,7% +53,9%
  Feed input
      ▸ Corn Italy and USA 8 Oct 2026 +0,4% +12,4%
      ▸ Soybeans Italy and USA 8 Oct 2026 +1,3% +25,3%
      ▸ GMO Soybean Meal Italy 8 Oct 2026 +4,9% +54,3%
Oil Europe 2 Oct 2026 +2,5% +78,7%
Retail price
PDO hard cheeses Italy Aug 2026 +1,0% -3,1%
Fresh cheeses Italy Aug 2026 +0,9% -4,1%
Butter Italy Aug 2026 +0,5% -15,6%
Percentage price changes relate to (i) the last quotation period, and to (ii) the same period of the previous year

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World Supply and Demand

  • CHEESE Stocks
    · US Stocks: Aug 31, 2026 654.422 tons (+0.3% on Jul 2026; +2.3% on Aug, 2025)
    · EU-27
    Consumption (Production + Import - Export): Jun 30,2026 0 tons (-65,8% on May 2026; -62,2% on Jun, 2025)
    · ITALY

    Grana Padano Stocks:
    - Marked PDO: Aug 31, 2026 2.050.292 number of wheels (+0,1% on Jul 2026; +6,4% on Aug, 2025)
    - Total: Aug 31, 2026 0 number of wheels (+nan% on Jul 2026; -100,0% on Aug, 2025)

  • DRY WHEY Stocks
    · US Stock: Aug 31, 2026 27.797 tons (-10.4% rispetto a Jul 2026; +21.6% rispetto a Aug, 2025)

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Name:
Baffalo Blu
Company:
Caseificio Defendi Luigi Srl
Base:
Vidalengo (BG), Italy
Establishment year:
1865
Products:
Taleggio, Gorgonzola, Quartirolo, Crescenza, Torte, Capricci, Porzionati, Gorgonzola-mascarpone, buffalo cheese, organic, lactose-free

A soft blue cheese made from Italian buffalo milk. It is cylindrical shaped and weights 6 Kg.
Characterized by a compact texture with a light cream colour and blue veins. The long ageing process gives to this cheese an unmistakable, intense and distinct flavour, strongly aromatic.
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