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Butter: Stocks EU and US
On this page, you will find the data for Butter stocks in EU-28 and in the USA

For a more exhaustive analysis, please refer to the relevant fact sheet "Wholesale price of butter" and to EU and USA production volumes.

The comparison graphs (monthly and annual) gives you a historical overview of the SMP stocks data in EU-28 and in USA.

It is important to note that Butter is sustained by intervention price policies both in EU-27 and the USA.

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 ton US
Storage warehouses - Butter		 UE
Storage warehouses - Butter
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 % on prev.
month.		 % on 2023 2024 % on prev.
month.		 % on 2023
January 67.534 87.136 100.497 102.828 95.785 112.209 150.554 99.498 119.883 112.305 +24.1% -6.3% 0
February 81.195 106.849 122.406 120.546 110.456 136.905 160.843 119.309 133.372 135.030 +20.2% +1.2% 0
March 83.631 110.285 123.605 124.265 122.334 140.428 161.383 128.287 140.382 143.908 +6.6% +2.5% 0
April 105.403 134.161 132.579 139.402 131.915 169.009 176.969 135.323 150.370 164.242 +14.1% +9.2% 0
May 120.293 147.393 142.245 153.539 142.349 170.451 187.756 145.865 166.864 172.253 +4.9% +3.2% 0
June 116.121 148.847 140.687 152.692 148.007 164.407 188.086 150.068 158.659 170.930 -0.8% +7.7% 0
July 115.371 150.979 139.417 144.391 149.503 168.496 179.839 142.927 149.394 160.049 -6.4% +7.1% 0
August 96.248 144.595 127.095 131.929 138.060 168.520 164.523 126.235 132.337 147.145 -8.1% +11.2% 0
September 85.062 122.074 116.048 128.086 131.838 156.014 147.145 121.272 120.945 137.599 -6.5% +13.8%
October 81.119 103.492 98.847 104.882 106.372 135.957 126.450 108.712 108.933 121.446 -11.7% +11.5%
November 60.210 73.121 72.239 70.020 81.936 114.225 95.470 90.617 96.519 96.857 (p) -20.2% +0.4%
December 70.345 75.317 76.561 81.345 86.027 124.197 90.291 98.111 90.506
Average 90.211 117.021 116.019 121.160 120.382 146.735 152.442 122.185 130.680 141.979 0
Change (1) +23,0% +29,7% -0,9% +4,4% -0,6% +21,9% +3,9% -19,8% +7,0% +5,7% -
1) change from the same period of previous year
(p) = provisional value
Source: USDA, EU - Management Committee
  max Stock
  min Stock
 ton UE
Storage warehouses - Butter		 US
Storage warehouses - Butter
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 % on prev.
month.		 % on 2023 2024 % on prev.
month.		 % on 2023
January 22.203 55.918 15.736 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112.305 +24.1% -6.3%
February 34.981 60.093 8.189 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135.030 +20.2% +1.2%
March 38.956 60.377 4.023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143.908 +6.6% +2.5%
April 49.956 79.024 1.142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 164.242 +14.1% +9.2%
May 63.810 92.548 1.142 0 0 35.232 0 0 0 0 172.253 +4.9% +3.2%
June 74.955 99.980 0 0 0 63.512 0 0 0 0 170.930 -0.8% +7.7%
July 89.745 102.043 0 0 0 65.656 0 0 0 0 160.049 -6.4% +7.1%
August 99.467 96.946 0 0 0 63.694 0 0 0 0 147.145 -8.1% +11.2%
September 88.628 82.207 0 0 0 53.585 0 0 0 137.599 -6.5% +13.8%
October 74.220 61.031 0 0 0 28.967 0 0 0 121.446 -11.7% +11.5%
November 60.470 38.366 0 0 0 10.655 0 0 0 96.857 (p) -20.2% +0.4%
December 51.142 24.536 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Average 62.378 71.089 2.519 0 0 26.775 0 0 0 0 141.979
Change (1) +878,5% +14,0% -96,5% -100,0% - - -100,0% - - - +5,7%
1) change from the same period of previous year
(p) = provisional value
Source: EU - Management Committee, USDA
  max Stock
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