Milk Cream, Italy (Milan)
This page contains the weekly wholesale prices for Milk Cream produced in Italy (for use in the food industry, 40% fat content) as determined by the Milan Chamber of Commerce.

The Milk Cream prices recorded over the last ten weeks are listed in the table, while the graph to the side illustrates price trends over the last three years.

The graph below shows an overview of Milk Cream prices over a given period.
N.B.: Regulation (EC) CMO 1234/2007, Annex XV - Paragraph III- Point 1, states that: for the purposes of this point: "Milk cream means the product obtained from milk with a milk-fat content of at least 10%."

The same document in the same annex - Paragraph IV states: "Subject to the provisions [...] Member States may adopt or maintain national regulations laying down different quality levels..."

The Italian regulation is Circular no. 40 dated 12/03/74 which states "Milk cream means a milk product rich in fat content obtained by skimming or centrifugation. The cream may be sold in three different forms, each with a different fat content:
  1. half cream = minimum fat content 10%
  2. cooking cream = minimum fat content 20%
  3. whipping or double cream for use in confectionery = minimum fat content 30%"

Graziella Lasi of Bagnarola di Budrio (Bologna) contributed to the contents of this page - April 2010
 
Survey Date
Italy, Milan
Weekly prices of Milk Cream
for use in the food industry, 40% fat content
€ per kg
Monday   13 May 2013
2,02
Monday   6 May 2013
2,00
Monday   29 Apr 2013
2,00
Monday   22 Apr 2013
2,00
Monday   15 Apr 2013
2,00
Monday   8 Apr 2013
1,84
Friday   29 Mar 2013
1,74
Monday   25 Mar 2013
1,74
Monday   18 Mar 2013
1,74
Monday   11 Mar 2013
1,72
The prices quoted are ex-works, cash payment-excluding VAT.
Source: Milan Chamber of Commerce

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€/kg Italy, Milan
Average Monthly prices of Milk Cream
for use in the food industry, 40% fat content
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 % on 2012 % on 2011
January 1,26 1,05 1,42 1,90 1,72 1,71 -0,35% -9,81%
February 1,26 1,04 1,35 1,98 1,59 1,66 +4,40% -15,95%
March 1,26 1,02 1,44 2,02 1,50 1,72 +15,32% -14,44%
April 1,24 1,04 1,51 1,92 1,29 1,96 +51,70% +2,35%
May 1,28 1,05 1,78 1,95 1,26 2,01 +59,52% +2,97%
June 1,42 1,17 1,87 2,09 1,38
July 1,45 1,22 1,90 2,09 1,40
August 1,36 1,25 1,90 1,99 1,53
September 1,33 1,45 1,94 2,02 1,74
October 1,23 1,77 1,94 2,01 1,78
November 1,13 1,86 1,96 1,92 1,93
December 1,12 1,66 1,98 1,87 1,90
Average 1,28 1,30 1,75 1,98 1,59 1,79
Change on the previous year +1,95% +34,34% +13,16% -19,67% +12,58%
Source: Milan Chamber of Commerce