Butter, USA
This page contains the average wholesale prices for Butter (Butter, Grade AA) produced in the United States.
Prices are recorded weekly by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

The average Butter 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 graphs below compare:
  • prices for Butter in the United States with the volume of Stock over a given period;
  • prices for Butter in the United States, Germany and Oceania over a given period;
  • prices for Butter and Skimmed Milk Powder in the United States.
Survey Date
USA, Chicago
Weekly prices of Butter
Butter, Grade AA
$ per lb US $ per ton ± on prev. price € per ton ± on prev. price
Friday   14 Jun 2013
1,5350 3.384 -0,65% 2.542 -2,12%
Friday   7 Jun 2013
1,5450 3.406 +0,32% 2.597 -1,01%
Friday   31 May 2013
1,5400 3.395 -0,65% 2.623 -1,08%
Friday   24 May 2013
1,5500 3.417 -4,02% 2.651 -4,01%
Friday   17 May 2013
1,6150 3.560 +0,31% 2.762 +2,27%
Friday   10 May 2013
1,6100 3.549 -2,42% 2.701 -2,06%
Friday   3 May 2013
1,6500 3.638 -2,37% 2.758 -3,19%
Friday   26 Apr 2013
1,6900 3.726 -5,45% 2.848 -5,71%
Friday   19 Apr 2013
1,7875 3.941 +2,73% 3.021 +3,31%
Friday   12 Apr 2013
1,7400 3.836 +1,75% 2.924 -0,58%
NOTE: The conversion US $ / € for each quotation is calculated using the exchange rate of the previous day.

carlot=40.000 - 43.000 lbs.
Source: CME
 
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Show/Hide comparative table between Butter prices in the USA and Oceania

$/ton USA
Butter, Grade AA		 OCEANIA
Butter, 82% Butterfat
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 % on 2012 % on 2011 2013 % on 2012 % on 2011
January 2.701 2.440 3.124 4.630 3.493 3.288 -5,88% -28,99% 3.325 -15,02% -28,11%
February 2.678 2.457 2.994 4.528 3.173 3.475 +9,51% -23,25% 3.450 -11,54% -28,50%
March 2.989 2.603 3.233 4.620 3.263 3.609 +10,61% -21,88% 3.975 +7,92% -18,46%
April 3.069 2.651 3.415 4.426 3.102 3.818 +23,10% -13,73% 4.588 +31,07% -4,43%
May 3.254 2.762 3.504 4.572 2.961 3.512 +18,60% -23,18% 4.275 +37,90% -10,00%
June 3.310 2.695 3.605 4.670 3.265 3.395 +3,98% -27,29% 4.100 +37,82% -13,91%
July 3.402 2.721 3.925 4.515 3.496
August 3.568 2.640 4.402 4.605 3.912
September 3.744 2.690 4.905 4.123 4.164
October 3.802 2.855 4.839 4.048 4.167
November 3.505 3.348 4.095 3.764 3.908
December 2.561 3.034 3.618 3.555 3.428
Average 3.211 2.749 3.816 4.324 3.532 3.530 3.942
Change on previous year -14,39% +38,81% +13,31% -18,31% -0,06% +18,79%