Butter, US
US Butter is one of the main benchmarks in the international dairy market. The combined analysis ofprices, production, inventories, and exports provides valuable insights into supply and demand dynamics and helps explain the factors influencing price developments.
On this page, you can monitor the US Butter market through CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange),Grade AA Butter quotations,
together with production, inventory, and export data, analyzed both on a monthly basis and as rolling 12-month totals.
The analysis includes historical series, interactive charts, and comparisons with the main international butter markets, allowing users to evaluate price trends and market dynamics. The charts below show the historical relationship between US Butter prices and stocks, the comparative evolution of Butter prices in the US, Germany, and Oceania, and the historical relationship between US Skim Milk Powder (SMP) and Butter prices.
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US
Price
of Butter
Rolling year
Source: CME
Processed: CLAL
US
Production
of Butter
Rolling year
Source: USDA
Processed: CLAL
US
Stock
of Butter
Rolling year
Source: USDA
Processed: CLAL
US
Export
of Butter
Rolling year
Source: Census Bureau
Processed: CLAL
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US Butter, Grade AA |
OCEANIA Butter, 82% Butterfat |
GERMANY Deutsche Markenbutter, lose |
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| 2018 | 2019 | 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 | 4.766 | 4.956 | 4.193 | 2.971 | 6.031 | 5.182 | 5.758 | 5.576 | 3.168 | -0,47% | -43,18% | 5.242 | -3,27% | -22,35% | 4.915 | -2,37% | -36,06% | |||
| February | 4.631 | 5.013 | 3.920 | 3.132 | 5.805 | 5.287 | 6.082 | 5.246 | 3.927 | +23,96% | -25,14% | 5.913 | +12,80% | -18,94% | 5.068 | +3,11% | -31,87% | |||
| March | 4.859 | 5.007 | 3.809 | 3.773 | 6.016 | 5.212 | 6.187 | 5.129 | 4.124 | +5,02% | -19,59% | 6.838 | +15,64% | -9,44% | 5.288 | +4,34% | -34,32% | |||
| April | 5.098 | 5.005 | 2.679 | 4.011 | 5.992 | 5.180 | 6.476 | 5.106 | 3.821 | -7,35% | -25,18% | 6.431 | -5,94% | -14,61% | 4.911 | -7,13% | -40,73% | |||
| May | 5.237 | 5.159 | 3.252 | 4.037 | 6.103 | 5.366 | 6.767 | 5.246 | 3.573 | -6,50% | -31,90% | 5.906 | -8,16% | -24,46% | 4.516 | -8,04% | -44,86% | |||
| June | 5.149 | 5.270 | 4.084 | 3.897 | 6.473 | 5.305 | 6.833 | 5.615 | 3.618 | +1,28% | -35,56% | 5.906 | 0,00% | -26,06% | 4.578 | +1,38% | -46,78% | |||
| July | 4.914 | 5.283 | 3.728 | 3.717 | 6.529 | 5.673 | 6.833 | 5.607 | 3.483 | -3,73% | -37,87% | 5.604 | -5,11% | -26,08% | 4.504 | -1,62% | -47,35% | |||
| August | 5.039 | 5.023 | 3.295 | 3.686 | 6.596 | 5.886 | 6.915 | 5.018 | ||||||||||||
| September | 4.971 | 4.772 | 3.347 | 3.913 | 6.914 | 6.331 | 6.619 | 4.052 | ||||||||||||
| October | 4.978 | 4.660 | 3.200 | 3.976 | 7.018 | 7.425 | 5.879 | 3.599 | ||||||||||||
| November | 4.978 | 4.501 | 3.051 | 4.367 | 6.302 | 5.896 | 5.724 | 3.295 | ||||||||||||
| December | 4.861 | 4.362 | 3.274 | 4.813 | 5.883 | 5.741 | 5.589 | 3.183 | ||||||||||||
| Average* | 4.957 | 4.918 | 3.486 | 3.858 | 6.305 | 5.707 | 6.305 | 4.723 | 3.673 | 5.977 | 4.826 | |||||||||
| Change (1) | -3,42% | -0,79% | -29,11% | +10,67% | +63,45% | -9,49% | +10,48% | -25,10% | -31,47% | -20,32% | -40,54% | |||||||||
| Monthly Average (July) Including Duty (1.541 US $/ton) | 7.145* | 6.045 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: CME (Grade AA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1) change from the same period of previous year |
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| NOTE: Conversion in US$ of monthly average price of German Butter is calculated using the average exchange rate of the reference month. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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