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IRELAND: Milkfat supply

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This page contains a chart showing the Ireland deliveries’ milkfat monthly changes, in comparison with the butter price development.

Milkfat changes, converted into butter equivalent 82% fat, are calculated on the rolling year: for each month, the milkfat production is added to the production of the previous 11 months. With this method is always considered the total production in a 12-months time window, so it is possible to identify the trend without the effect of seasonality.

The chart below shows the three-year trend of the fat component in the Ireland milk, while the table summarizes the average monthly prices of Butter.

Updates are detected twice a day. Last Update: April 17th, 2026, h: 12.00

Find out the monthly milkfat supply of the European Union and in the largest European milk Producers: Germany, France, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium

€/ton

2016 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025
January 2.882 3.418 5.706 5.380 5.436 7.422 4.325 -6,45% -41,73%
February 2.724 3.573 5.939 4.964 5.458 7.267 4.136 -4,37% -43,09%
March 2.604 3.870 6.219 4.935 5.632 7.344 4.345 +5,05% -40,83%
April 2.566 4.000 6.833 4.700 5.737 7.382 4.238 -2,47% -42,59%
May 2.550 4.091 6.976 4.666 5.923 7.306
June 2.799 4.096 7.241 4.730 6.302 7.364
July 3.053 3.970 7.189 4.609 6.518 7.328
August 3.316 3.954 7.145 4.518 6.832 7.129
September 3.736 4.077 7.221 4.418 7.537 6.378
October 4.073 4.549 7.043 4.712 7.811 5.859
November 4.157 5.099 6.586 5.148 7.672 5.415
December 4.247 5.460 5.981 5.439 7.739 4.623
Jan - Apr 2.705 3.698 6.147 5.000 5.570 7.353 4.270
Change (1) - +36,71% +66,24% -18,67% +11,40% +32,02% -41,93%
Jan - Dec 3.219 4.166 6.678 4.862 6.569 6.741
Change (1) - +29,44% +60,28% -27,18% +35,10% +2,61%
Source: European Commission (Milk Market Observatory)
The monthly, cumulative and annual prices are arithmetic averages calculated on the basis of the weekly prices.
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for year 2021, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
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€/ton

2011 2016 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025
January 3.669 2.823 3.389 5.845 4.748 5.442 7.425 4.188 -2,62% -43,60%
February 4.094 2.660 3.641 5.919 4.428 5.573 7.144 4.286 +2,36% -40,00%
March 4.233 2.450 4.055 6.487 4.743 5.775 7.450 4.575 +6,74% -38,59%
April 4.000 2.450 4.019 7.173 4.621 5.833 7.388 4.308 -5,83% -41,68%
May 4.004 2.521 3.963 7.068 4.579 6.163 7.263
June 4.163 2.915 3.988 7.196 4.673 6.641 7.470
July 4.166 3.256 3.830 6.961 4.463 6.706 7.326
August 4.026 3.602 3.929 6.931 4.400 7.406 7.025
September 4.030 4.288 4.160 7.035 4.551 8.163 6.256
October 3.966 4.331 4.844 6.864 4.759 8.060 5.640
November 3.813 4.400 5.325 6.166 5.365 8.125 5.213
December 3.567 4.400 5.581 5.373 5.458 7.997 4.300
Jan - Apr 4.013 2.573 3.792 6.364 4.641 5.654 7.354 4.341
Change (1) +56,67% -35,89% +47,42% +67,80% -27,07% +21,81% +30,07% -40,96%
Jan - Dec 3.992 3.331 4.218 6.617 4.708 6.776 6.713
Change (1) +57,36% -16,57% +26,63% +56,90% -28,85% +43,92% -0,93%
Butter-und Käse-börse e.V. Kempten
The monthly, cumulative and annual prices are arithmetic averages calculated on the basis of the weekly prices.
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2011, 2016, 2021, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
  min price
max price
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