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Farm gate milk: wholesale and retail prices
The current page provides with the graph and table regarding farmgate milk price and retail price for fresh milk in Germany.

The data indicated in the table hereafter are more interesting if compared with the milk production volume in Germany and with the farmgate milk prices applicable in other European countries.
Month 2024 2025 2026 ± on prev.
month. 		± % from
2025
January 1,09 1,16 1,07 0,00% -7,76%
February 1,09 1,16 1,07 0,00% -7,76%
March 1,09 1,18 1,06 -0,93% -10,17%
April 1,09 1,17  
May 1,09 1,17  
June 1,10 1,18  
July 1,13 1,18  
August 1,14 1,18  
September 1,14 1,18  
October 1,15 1,18  
November 1,14 1,16  
December 1,14 1,07  
Jan-Mar 1,09 1,17 1,07
Change¹ % -11,38% +7,03% -8,57%
Average 1,12 1,16
Change¹ % -3,11% +4,33%
Last Update:23-04-2026
1) change from the same period of previous year
The monthly, cumulative and annual prices are arithmetic averages calculated on the basis of the weekly prices
Source: ZMP, until April 2009; ZMB (GfK-Consumer-Tracking) since May 2009 to December 2013; ZMB (Nielsen Handelspanel/Market Track) since January 2014
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Month 2024 2025 2026 ± on prev.
month. 		± % from
2025
January 46,58 52,51 43,38 -9,93% -17,39%
February 46,67 52,77 40,69 -6,20% -22,89%
March 46,76 52,89 39,83 -2,11% -24,69%
April 46,90 53,05 (e)39,70 -0,33% -25,16%
May 46,95 53,57  
June 47,10 53,74  
July 47,52 53,82  
August 47,92 54,39  
September 48,82 54,40  
October 50,38 52,67  
November 51,60 50,82  
December 52,37 48,16  
Jan-Apr 46,73 52,81 40,90
Change¹ % -13,96% +13,01% -22,55%
Average 48,30 52,73
Change¹ % -1,03% +9,18%
Last Update:05-06-2026
1) change from the same period of previous year
The monthly, cumulative and annual prices are arithmetic averages calculated on the basis of the weekly prices
(e) = estimated price
Source: ZMP; since May,2009 ZMB
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