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Butter, International Market - Western Europe
This page contains the wholesale prices for Butter (Butter, 82% Butterfat) produced in Europe and recorded by the USDA.

This Area is referred to as the "International dairy market - Europe" and is a combination of countries as listed below:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.

Prices are recorded fortnightly.

The average Butter 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 Butter in the Western Europe market - International Market (source USDA) with those for Butter in Germany.
 
Western Europe - International Market
Fortnightly prices of Butter
Butter, 82% Butterfat
US $ per ton € per ton
min / max ± on prev. price min / max ± on prev. price
Friday 10 Apr 2026
4.875 / 5.550 -0,48% 4.163 / 4.739 -2,13%
Friday 27 Mar 2026
4.950 / 5.525 +4,75% 4.298 / 4.797 +4,38%
Friday 13 Mar 2026
5.000 / 5.000 -10,31% 4.357 / 4.357 -10,31%
Friday 13 Mar 2026
5.575 / 5.575 +9,85% 4.858 / 4.858 +13,00%
Friday 27 Feb 2026
4.675 / 5.475 +2,78% 3.960 / 4.638 +3,28%
Friday 13 Feb 2026
4.600 / 5.275 +2,33% 3.878 / 4.447 +2,82%
Friday 30 Jan 2026
4.600 / 5.050 -3,98% 3.859 / 4.237 -6,41%
Friday 16 Jan 2026
4.775 / 5.275 +2,29% 4.110 / 4.541 +3,21%
Friday 2 Jan 2026
4.700 / 5.125 -0,51% 4.010 / 4.372 -0,58%
Friday 19 Dec 2025
4.700 / 5.175 -10,23% 4.013 / 4.419 -10,74%
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
$/ton WESTERN EUROPE
Butter, 82% Butterfat 		GERMANY
Deutsche Markenbutter, lose		 ITALY
Butter Reg.CEE 1308/2013
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025
January 4.988 5.031 4.038 4.119 6.700 6.038 6.038 7.688 4.921 -5,71% -35,99% 4.915 -2,37% -36,06% 4.754 -5,85% -34,25%
February 5.263 5.094 3.938 4.269 6.894 5.275 5.794 7.563 5.006 +1,74% -33,80% 5.068 +3,11% -31,87% 4.656 -2,07% -34,33%
March 6.000 4.792 3.706 4.719 6.981 5.179 6.275 8.094 5.271 +5,29% -34,88% 5.288 +4,34% -34,32% 4.970 +6,75% -30,41%
April 6.544 4.681 2.650 4.875 7.675 5.231 6.269 8.450 5.213 -1,11% -38,31% 5.038 -4,73% -39,19% 4.946 -0,48% -31,65%
May 7.019 4.681 2.531 5.031 7.594 5.088 6.531 8.363
June 7.163 4.481 2.756 5.131 7.919 5.244 7.081 8.519
July 6.688 4.213 3.808 4.688 7.538 5.144 7.194 8.675
August 6.513 3.954 4.063 4.669 7.419 5.031 7.871 8.304
September 6.406 3.975 4.094 4.800 7.288 4.846 9.069 7.394
October 5.544 3.994 4.075 5.350 6.931 5.063 8.631 6.525
November 5.094 4.031 4.038 6.081 6.550 5.575 8.406 6.100
December 4.963 4.000 4.044 6.219 6.306 6.006 8.094 5.219
Average* 6.015 4.411 3.645 4.996 7.149 5.310 7.271 7.574 5.103 5.077 4.831
Change (1) +1,95% -26,67% -17,36% +37,06% +43,11% -25,73% +36,93% +4,17% -35,80% -35,45% -32,66%
* Arithmetic Average
1) change from the same period of previous year
NOTE: Conversion in US$ of monthly average price of German Butter is calculated using the average exchange rate of the reference month.
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