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Butter 99% Butterfat, International Market - Western Europe

This page contains the wholesale prices for Butter (Butter, 99% Butterfat) produced in Europe and recorded by the USDA.
This Area is referred to as the "International dairy market news - Europe".

Prices are recorded fortnightly.

The average Anhydrous Milk Fat prices recorded over the most recent period are listed in the table, while the graph below illustrates price trends over the past three years in € and in local currency. Furthermore, time series are available for monthly average prices of last nine years.

The graph below compares prices over a given period for Anhydrous Milk Fat in the Western Europe market - International Market (source USDA) with those for Anhydrous Milk Fat in France.
 
Western Europe - International Market
Fortnightly prices of Butter
Butter, 99% Butterfat
US $ per ton € per ton
min / max ± on prev. price min / max ± on prev. price
Friday 10 Apr 2026
6.150 / 6.575 -4,86% 5.251 / 5.614 -6,44%
Friday 27 Mar 2026
6.525 / 6.850 -4,97% 5.666 / 5.948 -5,31%
Friday 13 Mar 2026
6.975 / 7.100 -2,26% 6.078 / 6.187 +0,55%
Friday 27 Feb 2026
6.825 / 7.575 -5,57% 5.781 / 6.417 -5,12%
Friday 13 Feb 2026
7.400 / 7.850 -6,87% 6.238 / 6.618 -6,42%
Friday 30 Jan 2026
7.900 / 8.475 -9,41% 6.628 / 7.110 -11,70%
Friday 16 Jan 2026
8.800 / 9.275 -4,74% 7.575 / 7.984 -3,89%
Friday 2 Jan 2026
9.475 / 9.500 +6,45% 8.084 / 8.105 +6,37%
Friday 19 Dec 2025
8.900 / 8.925 -5,06% 7.599 / 7.620 -5,60%
Friday 5 Dec 2025
9.375 / 9.400 +3,16% 8.051 / 8.072 +2,05%
n.q.: not quoted price
Source: USDA
Informative note
NOTE: The conversion US $ / € for each quotation is calculated using the exchange rate of the previous day.

Prices are U.S. $/MT (Metric Ton= 2,204.6 pounds) F.O.B. port. Information gathered for this report is from trades, offers to sell, and secondary data.
USD
$/ton WESTERN EUROPE
Butter 99% m.g. 		FRANCE
Concentrated Butter
(99% m.g.)
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025
January 7.181 6.906 5.075 4.894 7.331 8.056 6.819 9.292 8.904 -2,69% -4,17% 8.455 -5,69% -9,17%
February 6.781 6.600 4.981 4.913 7.663 7.588 6.950 9.425 7.413 -16,75% -21,35% 7.220 -14,61% -23,49%
March 6.829 6.121 4.463 5.244 7.606 6.979 6.958 9.725 6.863 -7,42% -29,43% 6.620 -8,31% -31,14%
April 6.869 6.075 3.806 5.496 8.263 6.906 7.106 9.806 6.363 -7,29% -35,12% 6.722 +1,54% -34,05%
May 7.188 6.156 3.613 5.731 8.663 6.713 7.238 10.150
June 7.481 5.869 3.494 5.856 8.800 6.463 7.744 10.231
July 7.669 5.638 4.579 5.863 8.675 6.413 8.231 10.369
August 7.354 5.433 4.944 5.581 8.656 6.381 8.650 10.550
September 6.913 5.306 4.969 5.850 9.000 6.038 9.581 10.363
October 6.938 5.113 4.906 6.008 8.713 5.925 9.681 10.038
November 6.931 5.175 4.675 6.594 8.625 6.206 9.669 9.206
December 6.888 4.856 4.806 6.950 8.450 6.744 9.525 9.150
Average* 7.085 5.771 4.526 5.748 8.370 6.701 8.179 9.859 7.385 7.254
Change (1) +9,68% -18,55% -21,57% +27,01% +45,61% -19,94% +22,06% +20,53% -22,76% -24,73%
* Arithmetic Average
1) change from the same period of previous year
  min price
  max price
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