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Italy: farm gate milk price and retail milk price
This page shows, in the given period, the comparison between farm gate milk price and retail fresh pasteurised milk price in Italy .

The graph evidences the remarkable question about the difference of the two prices, mainly due to the new type of retailing.

Some considerations may be made:

The retail milk price is the result of the economic return gained by each "milk player" (farmers, processors, retailers):
  • The Italian milk farmers have steady improved the milk quality investing in:
    • selecting genetically the cattle,
    • feeding research and
    • managing properly the farm in order to grant the well being of the animals and an optimal hygiene sanitary environment;

  • The Processors (manufacture companies) duly check and preserve milk quality and are in charge of :
    • heat treatment and packaging,
    • the logistic delivery plan, widening their own presence on the national territory
    • the advertising and marketing of the products calling in from the market the products next to expiry ("resi")

  • The Giant Retailers in Italy, last player of the "milk chain" has progressively replaced the boutiques/shops with regard to milk distribution. They have aided the widespread all dairy products all over the Italian territory.
 
Month 2021 2022 2023 ± on prev.
month. 		± % from
2022
January 37,50 41,50 (e)60,00 0,00% +44,58%
February 37,50 42,50 (e)57,50 -4,17% +35,29%
March 37,50 43,50 (e)57,50 0,00% +32,18%
April 37,50 48,00 (e)54,00 -6,09% +12,50%
May 37,50 48,00 (e)53,00 -1,85% +10,42%
June 38,00 48,50 (e)52,00 -1,89% +7,22%
July 38,50 55,00 (e)51,50 -0,96% -6,36%
August 38,50 55,00 (e)50,50 -1,94% -8,18%
September 38,50 57,00 (e)50,00 -0,99% -12,28%
October 39,00 57,00 (e)49,50 -1,00% -13,16%
November 39,50 58,00  
December 40,50 60,00  
Jan-Oct 38,00 49,60 53,55
Change¹ % +2,29% +30,53% +7,96%
Average 38,33 51,17
Change¹ % +3,25% +33,48%
Last Update:15-11-2023
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
*: Euro per 100 lt. 3,7% fat and 3,25% proteins.
(e) = estimated price
Source: Processed by CLAL
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Month 2021 2022 2023 ± on prev.
month. 		± % from
2022
January 144,00 146,00 176,00 +1,73% +20,55%
February 142,00 145,00 177,00 +0,57% +22,07%
March 142,00 147,00 176,00 -0,56% +19,73%
April 142,00 149,00 177,00 +0,57% +18,79%
May 142,00 152,00 176,00 -0,56% +15,79%
June 144,00 156,00 176,00 0,00% +12,82%
July 146,00 160,00 177,00 +0,57% +10,63%
August 146,00 163,00 178,00 +0,56% +9,20%
September 145,00 165,00  
October 145,00 170,00  
November 144,00 170,00  
December 146,00 173,00  
Jan-Aug 143,50 152,25 176,63
Change¹ % -0,35% +6,10% +16,01%
Average 144,00 158,00
Change¹ % +0,06% +9,72%
Last Update:05-10-2023
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: Milan Municipality; since January 2014 monthly average prices provided by the Ministry of Industry; Since January 2018 processed by CLAL
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