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GERMANY: Milkfat supply

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This page contains a chart showing the Germany 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 Germany milk, while the table summarizes the average monthly prices of Butter.

Updates are detected twice a day. Last Update: March 19th, 2024, h: 00.00

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

€/ton

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 % on prev. month % on 2023
January 4.352 3.648 3.418 5.706 5.380 5.436 -0,05% +1,04%
February 4.377 3.601 3.573 5.939 4.964 5.458 +0,42% +9,97%
March 4.196 3.489 3.870 6.219 4.935 5.649 +3,49% +14,46%
April 4.165 3.031 4.000 6.833 4.700
May 4.130 2.902 4.091 6.976 4.666
June 3.965 3.165 4.096 7.241 4.730
July 3.812 3.333 3.970 7.189 4.609
August 3.586 3.411 3.954 7.145 4.518
September 3.621 3.479 4.077 7.221 4.418
October 3.616 3.457 4.549 7.043 4.712
November 3.633 3.478 5.099 6.586 5.148
December 3.651 3.388 5.460 5.981 5.439
Jan - Mar 4.300 3.572 3.605 5.936 5.115 5.487
Change (1) - -16,92% +0,91% +64,66% -13,83% +7,28%
Jan - Dec 3.920 3.362 4.166 6.678 4.862
Change (1) - -14,25% +23,94% +60,28% -27,18%
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
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€/ton

2009 2014 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 % on prev. month % on 2023
January 2.138 3.915 4.475 3.631 3.389 5.845 4.748 5.442 -0,30% +14,63%
February 2.170 3.638 4.319 3.595 3.641 5.919 4.428 5.573 +2,40% +25,86%
March 2.175 3.650 4.131 3.500 4.055 6.487 4.743 5.900 +5,88% +24,39%
April 2.173 3.550 4.175 2.790 4.019 7.173 4.621
May 2.168 3.413 4.094 2.881 3.963 7.068 4.579
June 2.259 3.466 3.863 3.181 3.988 7.196 4.673
July 2.375 3.518 3.700 3.420 3.830 6.961 4.463
August 2.400 3.225 3.556 3.425 3.929 6.931 4.400
September 2.675 3.038 3.631 3.490 4.160 7.035 4.551
October 3.225 3.050 3.675 3.469 4.844 6.864 4.759
November 3.513 3.019 3.633 3.431 5.325 6.166 5.365
December 3.331 2.883 3.633 3.344 5.581 5.373 5.458
Jan - Mar 2.161 3.734 4.308 3.575 3.723 6.115 4.647 5.573
Change (1) -27,71% +72,81% +15,38% -17,01% +4,12% +64,25% -24,00% +19,91%
Jan - Dec 2.552 3.374 3.915 3.340 4.218 6.617 4.708
Change (1) -14,71% +32,20% +16,04% -14,69% +26,28% +56,90% -28,85%
Butter-und Käse-börse e.V. Kempten
The monthly, cumulative and annual prices are arithmetic averages calculated on the basis of the weekly prices.
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