Farm-gate prices of milk
Italy is one of the milk producing countries in the EU-27.

The volume of the Italian milk output does not meet the domestic demand needs and therefore this lack is absorbed by imports from Germany and France, the major European producers.
Given this, it turns out to compare farmgate milk prices in force in three selected regions i.e.:
- Lombardy (Italy);
- Bavaria (Germany);
- Rhône Alpes (France).
For that reason this page provides with:
  • a comparison graph among the farm gate Milk prices of the above mentioned Regions;
  • tables with related prices.
A look at the prices here below highlights that Italy ranks on the top of the graph i.e. high raw milk price levels.
This is mainly due to the use of Italian milk that, unlike other Countries, is destined to a large extent (approx. 45%) to the production of typical cheeses (PDO).

These typical cheeses are characterised by high standard quality and are often considered unique by the consumer. To note that Italian farmgate milk is also the result of a specific feeding of the cows. All these factors lead to have remarkable high farmgate milk prices in Italy.

To deepen this topic , please refer to Tools for a compared analysis in the European area.

Farmgate milk price
Lombardy (Italy) * (€/100 lt.)
Month 2011 2012 2013 ± % from 2012
January 39,00 (e)40,70 (e)40,00 -1,72%
February 39,00 (e)40,70 (e)40,00 -1,72%
March 39,00 (e)40,70 (e)40,00 -1,72%
April 39,00 (e)36,00 (e)40,00 +11,11%
May 39,00 (e)36,00  
June 39,00 (e)38,00  
July 40,20 (e)38,00  
August 40,20 (e)38,00  
September 40,20 (e)38,00  
October 40,30 (e)38,00  
November 40,30 (e)38,00  
December 40,30 (e)39,50  
Average 39,63 38,47 40,00
Change¹ % +12,67% -2,92% +3,99%
Last Update: 2013-04-12
1) change from previous year
*: Euro per 100 litres 3,7% fat - 3,25% proteins
(e) = estimated price
Source: Processed by CLAL
 
Farmgate milk price
Bayern (Germany) * (€/100 kg.)
Month 2011 2012 2013 ± % from 2012
January 33,32 35,23 34,23 -2,84%
February 33,52 35,11 34,37 -2,11%
March 33,98 34,53 (e)34,50 -0,09%
April 34,53 33,73  
May 35,01 32,27  
June 35,25 31,43  
July 35,34 30,70  
August 35,38 30,82  
September 35,48 31,38  
October 35,77 32,62  
November 35,88 33,41  
December 35,62 33,87  
Average 34,92 32,93 34,37
Change¹ % +12,84% -5,72% +4,38%
Last Update: 2013-04-24
1) change from previous year
*: Euro per 100 Kg 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: ZMP; since May,2009 ZMB
 
Farmgate milk price
Rhône Alpes (France) * (€/100 lt.)
Month 2011 2012 2013 ± % from 2012
January 31,83 33,69 31,46 -6,63%
February 32,33 33,77 31,73 -6,02%
March 31,09 31,93 30,48 -4,55%
April 30,58 29,16  
May 30,71 28,53  
June 35,34 33,54  
July 35,85 33,36  
August 35,99 32,72  
September 36,33 31,54  
October 32,00 29,11  
November 32,05 30,58  
December 31,45 29,75  
Average 32,96 31,47 31,22
Change¹ % +10,11% -4,52% -0,79%
Last Update: 2013-05-01
1) change from previous year
*: Euro per 100 litres 3,8% fat - 3,20% proteins
Source: FranceAgriMer