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Sweet Whey Powder, International Market - Western Europe

This page contains the wholesale prices for Sweet Whey Powder (non-hygroscopic) 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 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 six years.

The graph below compares the prices for Sweet Whey Powder in the Western Europe market - International Market (source USDA) with the prices for sweet whey powder for human consumption in Germany, over a given period.
 
Western Europe (International Market)
Fortnightly prices of
Sweet Whey Powder
(Non hygroscopic)
US $ per ton € per ton
min / max ± on prev. price min / max ± on prev. price
Friday 10 Apr 2026
1.600 / 1.725 +12,71% 1.366 / 1.473 +10,84%
Friday 27 Mar 2026
1.250 / 1.700 +6,31% 1.085 / 1.476 +5,93%
Friday 13 Mar 2026
1.250 / 1.525 +3,74% 1.089 / 1.329 +6,71%
Friday 27 Feb 2026
1.225 / 1.450 +0,94% 1.038 / 1.228 +1,43%
Friday 13 Feb 2026
1.200 / 1.450 +1,92% 1.012 / 1.222 +2,41%
Friday 30 Jan 2026
1.175 / 1.425 +0,97% 986 / 1.196 -1,59%
Friday 16 Jan 2026
1.175 / 1.400 +0,98% 1.011 / 1.205 +1,88%
Friday 2 Jan 2026
1.150 / 1.400 0,00% 981 / 1.194 -0,08%
Friday 19 Dec 2025
1.150 / 1.400 +0,99% 982 / 1.195 +0,41%
Friday 5 Dec 2025
1.125 / 1.400 +2,02% 966 / 1.202 +0,93%
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
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€/ton WESTERN EUROPE
Sweet Whey Powder
(Non hygroscopic)
GERMANIA
Sweet Whey Powder
(Süßmolkenpulver
Lebensmittelqualität - gesackt)

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025 2026 % on prev. month % on 2025
January 674 857 828 845 1.214 897 911 1.016 1.096 +0,85% +7,78% 1.148 +1,10% +4,32%
February 681 912 837 933 1.320 812 878 1.029 1.125 +2,68% +9,30% 1.179 +2,72% +4,31%
March 740 896 810 1.002 1.453 802 846 1.043 1.245 +10,66% +19,32% 1.283 +8,80% +12,01%
April 766 882 653 1.054 1.544 760 819 1.008 1.420 +14,04% +40,89% 1.457 +13,58% +27,55%
May 773 849 672 1.087 1.463 774 815 1.020
June 786 830 648 1.101 1.404 767 840 987
July 835 778 791 1.037 1.204 704 823 982
August 851 739 764 1.017 1.158 688 850 982
September 868 743 783 1.025 1.149 701 927 1.047
October 859 750 790 1.058 1.106 813 976 1.035
November 838 795 776 1.110 1.046 857 974 1.067
December 839 811 778 1.168 956 895 1.013 1.086
Average* 792 820 761 1.036 1.252 789 889 1.025 1.221 1.266
Change (1) -12,40% +3,50% -7,24% +36,22% +20,75% -36,94% +12,71% +15,28% +19,25% +12,14%
* Arithmetic Average
1) change from the same period of previous year
  min price
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