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Farm-gate Raw Cow Milk Prices in Lombardy

As the leading Italian region in terms of cow milk production,
the farm-gate milk price in Lombardy serves as a reference for local milk prices throughout Italy and beyond.

On the one hand, the price is influenced by the value of milk in its dairy products, particularly cheese, while on the other, it is compared with milk prices in the main milk-producing countries in Europe.

This page reports the milk price in Lombardy as monitored by CLAL. It is an estimate intended to indicate the overall market trend, calculated by CLAL based on sector agreements and the most relevant market information (see methodological note). The price excludes VAT and quality premiums and refers to milk with 3.7% fat and 3.25% total protein content.

The page also includes comparisons with milk prices in other European countries, as well as with fertiliser costs, and a simulation of the average monthly quality premium for Lombardy, based on the Regional Table for Quality Milk Payment.

Methodological note: Milk prices in Italy are set by CLAL on the basis of regional, local, company agreements, and mainly of the market trend. Using the data available to us, we have shown how the stipulated prices have developed in the Lombardy Region over a five-year period. This choice is due to the consistency of the volumes of milk produced in the region and the indicativity of the fixed prices, often considered a bargaining reference point in other villages.

Next update: 15 September 2026 .

The decline in the Farmgate Milk price in Italy at the end of 2025 led to a Gentlemen’s Agreement which set, for the months of January, February, and March 2026, two monthly reference prices:

  • The first price, fixed, applies to production volumes corresponding to those of the same month of the previous year;
  • The second price, calculated as the monthly average of the weekly minimum Spot whole Milk prices quoted by the CCIAA (Chamber of Commerce of Milan, Monza, and Lodi), applies to any additional milk produced.

A second Agreement was reached on March 27, 2026, and set two monthly reference prices also for the months of April, May and June 2026, with the same method as the first Agreement.

A third Agreement was reached on June 24, 2026. A single price was set, for the period July to December 2026, for production volumes within the same quantities as the corresponding month of the previous year. Any excess production will be left to private negotiations between farmers and the industry. A fair correlation mechanism for Grana Padano is also planned, to be applied at the end of the year.

The Gentlemen’s Agreement, however, does not entail any legal obligations.
CLAL continues to collect data on the Farmgate Milk price in Lombardy using the usual methods and care; however, the temporary and exceptional market situation, which is complex and unprecedented, could affect the results of the survey.

Euro per 100 lt (VAT and quality not included)
Gentlemen's Agreement reference
Month for quantities equal to 2025 CLAL Lombardy Survey
for production increase
px spot min
January 2026 54,00 50,50 (e) 27,32
February 2026 53,00 50,00 (e) 25,00
March 2026 52,00 49,50 (e) 20,52
April 2026 47,00 47,00 (e) 27,15
May 2026 47,00 47,00 (e) 32,22
June 2026 47,00 47,50 (e) 41,88
July 2026 48,00 47,50 (e) private
negotiation
August 2026 48,00 – private
negotiation
September 2026 49,00 – private
negotiation
October 2026 49,00 – private
negotiation
November 2026 50,00 – private
negotiation
December 2026 50,00 – private
negotiation
Source: Processed by CLAL
(e) = estimated price

NOTE: The 'CLAL Lombardia Survey' price shown is the result of an estimate, indicative of an overall trend, obtained by CLAL based on sector agreements and the most relevant market news.
The value refers to milk with 3.7% fat p.v. 3.25% MAT p.v. MAT (Total Nitrogenous Matter)
The table and the data are subject to CLAL website's legal notes.

The Gentlemen's Agreement reference for additional production (until june 2026) is calculated as the monthly arithmetic average of the weekly minimum Spot whole milk price quoted by the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, Monza, and Lodi (CCIAA). Information regarding the Gentlemen’s Agreement is updated as of December 9, 2025 (first Agreement), March 27, 2026 (second Agreement) and June 24, 2026 (third Agreement).

The price
3.7% fat p.v. 3.25% MAT p.v.
euro per 100 lt - (VAT and quality not included)¹
Reference month 2023 2024 2025 2026 ± on prev.
month 		± on
2025
January 60,00 50,00 59,00 50,50 (e) -9.01% -14.41%
February 57,50 50,00 60,00 50,00 (e) -0.99% -16.67%
March 57,50 50,50 60,00 49,50 (e) -1.00% -17.50%
April 54,00 51,50 60,00 47,00 (e) -5.05% -21.67%
May 53,00 51,50 60,00 47,00 (e) 0.00% -21.67%
June 52,00 52,50 60,00 47,50 (e) +1.06% -20.83%
July 51,50 53,50 60,00 47,50 (e) 0.00% -20.83%
August 50,50 54,00 60,00
September 50,00 54,50 59,50
October 49,50 55,00 58,00
November 49,00 56,00 57,00
December 49,00 57,50 55,50
Media Ponderata 52,93 52,94 59,10
Variazione (1) +3.98% +0.00% +11.64%
Media Aritmetica 52,79 53,04 59,08 48,43
Variazione (1) +3.18% +0.47% +11.39% -19.09%
MAT: Total Nitrogen Matter
(e) = estimated price
1) change from the same period of previous year

NOTE: The price shown is an estimate calculated by CLAL to indicate the overall market trend, based on sector agreements and the most relevant market information. The price excludes VAT and quality premiums and refers to milk with 3.7% fat and 3.25% total protein content.

Source: Processed by CLAL

The table and the data are subject to CLAL website's legal notes.
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Comparison
€/100 kg ITALY, LOMBARDY
Farm-gate raw Milk(2)
Source: CLAL – 3.7% fat p.v 3.25% MAT p.v.		 FRANCE, RHONE-ALPES
Farm-gate raw Milk(2)
Source: FranceAgriMer - 3.8 mg p.v. 3.20 MP p.v.		 GERMANY, BAVARIA
Farm-gate raw Milk(2)
Source: ZMB - 4% m.g. p.p 3.40% MAT p.p.
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025
January 38,31 36,37 40,25 58,20 48,50 57,23 48,98 (e) -9.01% -14.41% 48,67 -2.49% -2.21% 43,38 -9.93% -17.39%
February 37,34 36,37 41,22 55,77 48,50 58,20 48,50 (e) -0.99% -16.67% 47,46 -2.47% -5.02% 40,69 -6.20% -22.89%
March 36,37 36,37 42,19 55,77 48,98 58,20 48,01 (e) -1.00% -17.50% 45,72 -3.67% -8.27% 39,83 -2.11% -24.69%
April 35,89 36,37 46,56 52,38 49,95 58,20 45,59 (e) -5.05% -21.67% 45,52 -0.43% -6.77% 39,71 -0.30% -25.15%
May 35,40 36,37 46,56 51,41 49,95 58,20 45,59 (e) 0.00% -21.67% 45,59 +0.14% -6.55% 39,77 +0.15% -25.76%
June 35,40 36,86 47,04 50,44 50,92 58,20 46,07 (e) +1.06% -20.83% 46,25 +1.45% -7.87% 39,84 +0.18% -25.87%
July 35,40 37,34 53,35 49,95 51,89 58,20 46,07 (e) 0.00% -20.83% 40,00 (e) +0.40% -25.68%
August 35,40 37,34 53,35 48,98 52,38 58,20
September 35,40 37,34 55,29 48,50 52,86 57,71
October 35,40 37,83 55,29 48,01 53,35 56,26
November 35,89 38,31 56,26 47,53 54,32 55,29
December 35,89 39,28 58,20 47,53 55,77 53,83
Average Weighted Price 36,02 37,16 49,38 51,34 51,34 57,32
Change (1) - +3.17% +32.86% +3.98% +0.00% +11.64%
Avg Annual Price 36,01 37,18 49,63 51,20 51,45 57,31 46,97 46,53** 40,46**
Change (1) - +3.25% +33.48% +3.18% +0.47% +11.39% -19.09% -6.11%** -23.94%**
Source: Processed by CLAL
1) change from the same period of previous year
2) VAT not included
** Avg Annual Price
(e) = estimated price
  min price
  max price

Quality Premium
This section provides a simulation of the average monthly Quality Milk Premium paid in Lombardy. Milk quality is assessed using the average results of milk analyses carried out by IZSLER (Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna) in the region. These results are then compared with the regional table established under the interprofessional agreements for payment based on milk quality (PLQ).
Italy, Lombardy - Average Monthly Quality Premium
€ per 100 lt
Reference month 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
January
2,43
2,41
2,75
3,05
February
2,10
2,25
2,42
2,54
March
1,99
2,02
2,09
2,32
April
1,66
1,93
1,78
2,27
May
0,90
1,37
1,62
1,80
June
0,59
1,11
1,41
1,44
July
0,64
0,88
1,29
August
0,95
1,10
1,06
September
1,73
1,62
1,82
October
2,17
2,24
2,70
November
2,58
2,96
3,24
December
2,83
3,22
3,43
Avg Annual Premium
1,71
1,93
2,14
1,12
 
  minimum premium
  maximum premium
NOTES:

This simulation is valuable when based on the Regional table parameters.
Parameters taken into consideration* for the calculation of the monthly Premium resulting from Milk Quality in the Lombardy Region are:
Total Pathogenic Bacteria count, Somatic Cell count, Butterfat, Protein.

*Source: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna of Brescia

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