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Farm-gate prices of milk

This page contains two graphs:
  • one comparing the price of Farm-gate Milk in New Zealand, the US and Lombardy, (the largest milk-producing region in Italian production) over a given time period;
  • one comparing the price of Farm-gate Milk in New Zealand, US and Germany over a given time period.

N.B.:
New Zealand exports approximately 85% of its milk production, which is processed into cheddar-type cheeses, milk powders and butter.
New Zealand exports standard products that are mainly linked to mass consumption or industrial use.
The main difference between New Zealand's production (which is comparable to US production) and Lombard production lies in the quality of end use, which is reflected by the different milk prices. Lombard milk production is mostly processed into P.D.O. (Protected Designation of Origin) products.

 
Farmgate milk price
Lombardy (Italy) * (€/100 lt.)
Month 2015 2016 2017 ± on prev.
month.
± % from
2016
January 37,00 36,00 37,50 +2,74% +4,17%
February 36,50 36,00 38,00 +1,33% +5,56%
March 36,50 34,50 38,00 0,00% +10,14%
April 36,00 33,50 38,00 0,00% +13,43%
May 36,00 33,50 38,00 0,00% +13,43%
June 36,00 33,50 (e)38,00 0,00% +13,43%
July 36,00 33,50  
August 36,00 33,50  
September 36,00 34,00  
October 36,00 35,00  
November 36,00 36,00  
December 36,00 36,50  
Average 36,17 34,63 37,92
Change¹ % -13,72% -4,26% +9,51%
Last Update: 2017-07-10
1) change from previous year
*: Approx. average fat 3,7% p.v. ; Prot 3,25% p.v.
(e) = estimated price
Source: Processed by CLAL
 
Farmgate milk price
Germany * (€/100 kg.)
Month 2015 2016 2017 ± on prev.
month.
± % from
2016
January 29,79 27,45 32,53 +1,85% +18,51%
February 29,72 26,82 32,68 +0,46% +21,85%
March 29,88 25,83 32,63 -0,15% +26,33%
April 30,12 24,59 32,66 +0,09% +32,82%
May 29,55 23,08 (e)33,30 +1,96% +44,28%
June 28,78 22,83  
July 28,20 23,22  
August 27,80 23,88  
September 27,54 25,70  
October 27,76 28,84  
November 28,19 31,19  
December 28,36 31,94  
Average 28,81 26,28 32,76
Change¹ % -22,20% -8,77% +24,65%
Last Update: 2017-07-05
1) change from previous year
*: Approx. average fat 3,7% p.v. ; Prot 3,25% p.v.3,7% fat - 3,40% proteins
Since January 2010 Fat content, to which farm-gate milk price refers, has increased from 3,70 % to 4,00 %.
(e) = estimated price
Source: Processed by CLAL
Farmgate milk price
USA * (€/100 kg.)
Month 2015 2016 2017 ± on prev.
month.
± % from
2016
January 33,39 32,68 39,26 -0,15% +20,10%
February 32,63 31,20 38,32 -2,38% +22,82%
March 33,77 30,39 35,70 -6,85% +17,46%
April 33,75 29,16 33,92 -4,96% +16,32%
May 33,02 28,26 (e)33,30 -1,85% +17,81%
June 33,23 29,06  
July 33,48 32,07  
August 33,05 33,62  
September 34,38 34,02  
October 34,73 33,19  
November 37,37 35,93  
December 35,06 39,31  
Average 33,99 32,41 36,10
Change¹ % -14,61% -4,65% +11,39%
Last Update: 2017-06-30
1) change from previous year
*: Approx. average fat 3,7% p.p. avg.
(e) = estimated price
Source: Processed by CLAL
 
Farmgate milk price
Nuova Zelanda * (€/100 kg.)
Month 2015 2016 2017 ± on prev.
month.
± % from
2016
January 24,98 21,22 33,36 +0,39% +57,21%
February 24,69 19,99 33,53 +0,51% +67,73%
March 25,93 20,29 32,38 -3,43% +59,59%
April 24,86 20,32 32,84 +1,42% +61,61%
May 23,39 20,11  
June 24,87 22,86  
July 19,76 25,96  
August 22,58 28,46  
September 21,67 28,76  
October 23,08 32,31  
November 23,68 32,96  
December 24,03 33,23  
Average 23,63 25,54 33,03
Change¹ % -27,49% +8,09% +29,32%
Last Update: 2017-06-03
1) change from previous year
*: Approx. average fat 4,7% p.p. avg. ; Prot. 3,35% p.p. avg.
Source: UK-Milk Development Council