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Market News

World

US: Cow's milk production In calo -2,53%
US: Cheese 40# Blocks price In calo -5,32%
US: Butter, Grade AA price In calo -1,71%
US: Whey Protein Concentrate (34%) price In aumento +1,39%
US: Nonfat Dry Milk Price In calo -0,43%
New Zealand: Milk Production In calo -2,56%

Europe

Poland: Butter price (82%) In aumento +0,69%
Poland: Farm gate milk price In calo -0,22%
Germany: Skim Milk Powder feed price In calo -0,84%
Germany: Sweet Whey, food quality price In aumento +0,84%
Germany: Skim Milk Powder (Adpi - SMP) price In calo -0,78%
DE, Kempten: "Markenbutter" price In aumento +0,66%

Italy

IT, Parma: Parmig. Regg. PDO (30 months) price In aumento +0,96%
IT, Parma: Parmig.Regg. (24 months) price In aumento +0,99%
IT, Parma: Parmig. PDO Regg. (18 months) price In aumento +0,69%
IT, Parma: Parmig. Regg. PDO (15 months) price In aumento +0,74%
IT, Parma: Parmig.Regg. (12 months) price In aumento +0,78%
IT, Parma: Churned butter price In aumento +2,58%
Information Note
  1. Market News evidences only the changes; should no price change or no quotation take place, any mention will be made.
  2. The change/variation concerning PRODUCTION/OUTPUT quantity refers to the same period of the previous year.
  3. The change/variation concerning STOCK quantity refers to the previous month.
  4. The change/variation of price refers to PRICES expressed in local currency (for both EU and the World). The change refers to the previous week/month/year, as the case may be. In the case of dual-listed (min and max), changes are calculated using the MAX PRICE.

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Milk - Balance sheet in Mio Tons | Year 2025 (Forecast made in December)
Country Cow Milk Production Other Milk Production Fluid Domestic Consumption Factory Use
World 558.48+0.8% 121.82+2.3% 197.55+0.8% 478.04+1.1%
India 103.20 +2.2% 113.30 +2.3% 91.00 +2.2% 125.48 +2.3%
Share % 18.5% 93.0% 46.1% 26.2%
EU-27 145.30 -0.2% 4.08 0.0% 23.55 -0.2% 125.48 -0.2%
Share % 26.0% 3.3% 11.9% 26.2%
United States 103.43 +0.8% 0.00 0.0% 20.20 -1.0% 82.62 +1.2%
Share % 18.5% 0.0% 10.2% 17.3%
China 43.30 +0.7% 0.97 +2.1% 17.10 +0.6% 27.82 +0.7%
Share % 7.8% 0.8% 8.7% 5.8%
Russia 32.60 +0.3% 0.00 0.0% 6.60 -1.5% 24.33 +0.8%
Share % 5.8% 0.0% 3.3% 5.1%
Source: USDA, Latest update: 2024-12-21

Global Snapshot

MILK EQUIVALENT | SMP | WMP | BUTTER | CHEESE

Milk Equivalent
('000 Ton)
Δ Milk P. Δ Imp* Δ Exp* Δ Cons* (e) Balance
Δ(P+I-E-C)
Main Players, changes Jan-Dec 2024 on Jan-Dec 2023
EU-27
+958
+184
-788
-291
+2.220
New Zealand
+284
-39
+28
0
+217
USA
-201
+253
-16
+1.310
-1.242
Australia
+202
-150
+812
+199
-959
United Kingdom
+18
+162
-157
-109
+446
Argentina
-758
-16
+251
-744
-281
Uruguay
-71
-3
+40
0
-114
Chile
+75
-22
+96
+8
-50
TOTAL
+506
+370
+266
+374
+237

Last update: 2025-02-19
(e) Estimated data
* Import, Export and Consumption data are in Milk Equivalent (ME), comprehensive of WMP, Cheese, SMP+Butter and Liquid Milk. Import and Export data are also comprehensive of Condensed Milk and Yogurt.

Information Note
SOURCE
  • Production:
    • EU-27: Eurostat, FEGA, AGEA, Zuivel;
    • United Kingdom: DEFRA;
    • New Zealand: DCANZ;
    • US: National Agricultural Statistics Service;
    • Australia: Dairy Australia;
    • Belarus: National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus;
    • Uruguay: INALE;
    • Argentina: Subsecretaría de Lechería - Ministerio de Agroindustria;
    • Ukraine: State Statistics Committee of Ukraine;
    • Chile: ODEPA.
  • Import/Export:
    • UE-27: Eurostat
    • United KIngdom: United Kingdom HMRC
    • New Zealand: Stat.nz
    • US: Census Bureau
    • Chile: ODEPA
    • Australia, Belarus, Uruguay, Argentina, Ukraine: IHS
  • Domestic consumption data calculated by applying the incidence of consumption over production reported by FAS-USDA on the productions obtained from the local sources.
    The domestic consumption changes estimated by the FAS-USDA source are updated every six months (June and December).
Note: The balance sheet at the moment does not consider the trade of FFMP (fat-filled milk powder) - HS 190190, milk powder that has a fat content similar to whole milk powder, but instead of butterfat contains vegetable fats.
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/Ton US
(2025-03-21)
OCEANIA
(2025-03-14)
EU¹
(2025-03-19)
GDT²
(2025-03-18)
Product Value % Chg* Value % Chg* Value % Chg* Value % Chg*
CHEESE 3.533 -5,3% 4.950 +1,0% 5.110 +4,9% 4.984 +1,2%
BUTTER 5.076 -1,7% 7.550 +2,2% 8.216 +1,1% 7.630 +1,0%
SMP 2.596 -0,2% 2.950 +2,2% 2.686 -0,8% 2.700 -1,1%
WMP 4.497 -1,2% 4.038 -1,5% 4.820 +0,1% 4.048 +1,0%
WHEY POWDER 1.036 -4,1%     1.250 +0,5%    
MILK (US$/100Kg) 53,13 +3,4% 42,78 -2,1% 55,95 +1,0%    
*Change from previous price
¹ Prices refer to Germany. Cheese prices refer to Cheddar in the European Union (source: European Commission (Milk Market Observatory))
² Contract 2 GDT
n.a.: not available

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/Ton US
(2025-03-21)
OCEANIA
(1741906800)
EU¹
(2025-03-19)
GDT²
(2025-03-18)
Product Value % Chg* Value % Chg* Value % Chg* Value % Chg*
CHEESE 3.261 -5,3% 4.546 -3,4% 4.707 +0,6% 4.571 -2,9%
BUTTER 4.686 -1,7% 6.934 -2,3% 7.525 +1,0% 6.998 -3,1%
SMP 2.398 +0,4% 2.709 -2,3% 2.460 -0,8% 2.476 -5,1%
WMP 4.154 -0,6% 3.708 -5,8% 4.415 0,0% 3.713 -3,0%
WHEY POWDER 957 -3,5%     1.145 +0,4%    
MILK (€/100Kg) 51,32 +4,7% 41,32 -1,0% 53,73 +0,4%    
*Change from previous price
¹ Prices refer to Germany. Cheese prices refer to Cheddar in the European Union (source: European Commission (Milk Market Observatory))
² Contract 2 GDT
n.a.: not available

FOCUS Price Products € in real time

  Area Last
updated
± from
prev. price
± from
1 year ago
Price / Quotation
  Whole Milk…
      ▸ “SPOT” Italy 17 Mar 2025 +0,3% +23,7%
      ▸ farm-gate EU (13 country) Feb 2025 -0,1% +16,3%
      ▸ farm-gate USA Jan 2025 +4,7% +26,3%
  PDO cheeses…
      ▸ hard Italy 20 Mar 2025 +0,1% +22,0%
      ▸ semi-hard Italy 17 Mar 2025 +0,3% +7,8%
      ▸ fresh Italy 17 Mar 2025 0,0% +8,9%
Cheeses Germany and Oceania 19 Mar 2025 -0,9% +9,4%
Butter Italy, Germany and Oceania 19 Mar 2025 +0,2% +25,1%
SMP (Skimmed Milk Powder) Germany, Oceania and USA 21 Mar 2025 -0,9% +4,8%
Whey powder Germany and USA 21 Mar 2025 -1,9% +18,7%
  Feed input
      ▸ Corn Italy and USA 20 Mar 2025 +0,2% +14,9%
      ▸ Soybeans Italy and USA 20 Mar 2025 +0,3% -8,5%
      ▸ GMO Soybean Meal Italy 20 Mar 2025 -1,4% -27,0%
Oil Europe 14 Mar 2025 -0,5% -15,4%
Retail price
PDO hard cheeses Italy Jan 2025 +5,4% +11,4%
Fresh cheeses Italy Jan 2025 +1,0% +1,2%
Butter Italy Jan 2025 +1,0% +13,5%
Percentage price changes relate to (i) the last quotation period, and to (ii) the same period of the previous year

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World Supply and Demand

  • CHEESE Stocks
    · US Stocks: Jan 31, 2025 623.280 tons (+1.5% on Dec 31, 2024; -5.7% on Jan, 2024)
    · EU-27
    Consumption (Production + Import - Export): Dec 31,2024 0 tons (+36,0% on Nov 30, 2024; +23,3% on Dec, 2023)
    · ITALY

    Grana Padano Stocks:
    - Marked PDO: Feb 28, 2025 2.027.898 number of wheels (+7,3% on 31 Jan 2025; +3,9% on Feb, 2024)
    - Total: Feb 28, 2025 6.060.500 number of wheels (+1,8% on 31 Jan 2025; +3,4% on Feb, 2024)

  • DRY WHEY Stocks
    · US Stock: Jan 31, 2025 27.590 tons (+1.1% rispetto a Dec 31, 2024; -9.9% rispetto a Jan, 2024)

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