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IRELAND: Milkfat supply

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This page contains a chart showing the Ireland deliveries’ milkfat monthly changes, in comparison with the butter price development.

Milkfat changes, converted into butter equivalent 82% fat, are calculated on the rolling year: for each month, the milkfat production is added to the production of the previous 11 months. With this method is always considered the total production in a 12-months time window, so it is possible to identify the trend without the effect of seasonality.

The chart below shows the three-year trend of the fat component in the Ireland milk, while the table summarizes the average monthly prices of Butter.

Updates are detected twice a day. Last Update: November 25th, 2020, h: 12.00

Find out the monthly milkfat supply of the European Union and in the largest European milk Producers: Germany, France, Netherlands, Poland, Belgium

€/ton EU-27
Average Monthly prices of Butter (Excl. UK)
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 % on prev. month % on 2019
January 2.882 4.254 4.269 4.352 3.648 -0,09% -16,18%
February 2.724 4.110 4.409 4.377 3.601 -1,28% -17,73%
March 2.604 4.075 4.679 4.196 3.489 -3,12% -16,85%
April 2.566 4.224 5.021 4.165 3.031 -13,12% -27,23%
May 2.550 4.607 5.600 4.130 2.902 -4,27% -29,75%
June 2.799 5.107 5.826 3.965 3.165 +9,07% -20,17%
July 3.053 5.720 5.621 3.812 3.333 +5,30% -12,57%
August 3.316 6.102 5.484 3.586 3.411 +2,36% -4,87%
September 3.736 6.482 5.402 3.621 3.479 +1,97% -3,92%
October 4.073 6.031 4.889 3.616 3.457 -0,63% -4,41%
November 4.157 5.115 4.612 3.633 3.480 +0,66% -4,23%
December 4.247 4.779 4.414 3.651
Jan - Nov 3.133 5.074 5.091 3.949 3.354
Change (1) - +61,93% +0,35% -22,44% -15,05%
Jan - Dec 3.219 5.046 5.026 3.920
Change (1) - +56,76% -0,39% -22,00%
Regulation (EU) No 2017/1185 Article 11
The average monthly price is calculated on the weekly quotes.
1) change from the same period of previous year
  = min price
= max price
€/ton Germany
Average Monthly prices of Butter
Deutsche Markenbutter, lose
2005 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 % on prev. month % on 2019
January 2.935 2.961 2.919 2.823 4.275 4.135 4.475 3.631 -0,06% -18,85%
February 2.838 2.815 3.256 2.660 4.063 4.669 4.319 3.595 -1,00% -16,76%
March 2.820 2.845 3.331 2.450 4.230 4.844 4.131 3.500 -2,64% -15,28%
April 2.776 3.086 3.095 2.450 4.413 5.438 4.175 2.790 -20,29% -33,17%
May 2.763 3.671 2.988 2.521 4.980 5.990 4.094 2.881 +3,27% -29,62%
June 2.775 3.775 3.000 2.915 5.863 6.069 3.863 3.181 +10,41% -17,64%
July 2.765 3.800 2.935 3.256 6.213 5.550 3.700 3.420 +7,50% -7,57%
August 2.734 3.715 2.728 3.602 6.660 5.655 3.556 3.425 +0,15% -3,69%
September 2.728 3.755 2.840 4.288 6.906 5.513 3.631 3.490 +1,90% -3,89%
October 2.703 3.763 3.035 4.331 6.141 4.863 3.675 3.469 -0,61% -5,61%
November 2.678 3.681 3.019 4.400 5.050 4.488 3.633 3.442 -0,78% -5,28%
December 2.670 3.625 2.921 4.400 4.443 4.417 3.633
Jan - Nov 2.772 3.444 3.010 3.262 5.341 5.198 3.933 3.338
Change (1) -17,47% +24,22% -12,60% +8,40% +63,73% -2,69% -24,33% -15,13%
Jan - Dec 2.764 3.458 3.003 3.331 5.287 5.152 3.915
Change (1) -18,05% +25,09% -13,16% +10,92% +58,75% -2,57% -24,01%
Butter-und Käse-börse e.V. Kempten
The average monthly price is calculated on the weekly quotes.
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2005, 2010, 2015, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
  = min price
= max price