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Prices of livestock foods: fodder and by-products

This page contains the wholesale prices for fodder and by-products , recorded weekly by the Milan Chamber of Commerce with regard to the following products: The prices recorded over the last ten weeks are listed in the table, while the graph to the side illustrates price trends over the last three years.

The graph below shows the historical comparison between the prices of the foods considered.
Survey date
Food for livestock - Fodder and by-products -
Pressed lucerne hay
€ per Ton
Min Max ± on prev. price
Tuesday   20 May 2025
200,00 n.q. -
Tuesday   13 May 2025
197,00 218,00 0,00%
Tuesday   6 May 2025
197,00 218,00 +0,48%
Tuesday   29 Apr 2025
195,00 218,00 0,00%
Tuesday   22 Apr 2025
195,00 218,00 0,00%
Tuesday   15 Apr 2025
195,00 218,00 0,00%
Tuesday   8 Apr 2025
195,00 218,00 0,00%
Tuesday   1 Apr 2025
195,00 218,00 0,00%
Tuesday   25 Mar 2025
195,00 218,00 0,00%
Tuesday   18 Mar 2025
195,00 218,00 0,00%
Source: Milan Chamber of Commerce, cereali, farine, germi, oli, sottoprodotti e foraggi (Cod. 1550 )
Prices refer to full wagon/truck/tank shipment - ex Milan (North of Italy), packing and VAT excluded, product not damaged.
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Pressed lucerne hay


€/ton

2010 2015 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 % on prev. month % on 2024
January 160 150 156 154 199 343 197 184 +4,25% -6,65%
February 174 144 158 156 207 343 192 205 +11,55% +6,90%
March 189 139 158 154 225 343 175 207 +0,61% +18,34%
April 192 129 157 152 230 341 157 207 0,00% +31,61%
May 190 123 150 150 238 n.q. 145 206 -0,24% +41,70%
June n.q. 125 143 146 315 n.q. 146
July 138 136 140 148 243 223 154
August 139 140 140 152 298 228 160
September 143 141 140 154 330 220 160
October 141 141 140 163 333 209 164
November 133 142 148 180 343 200 175
December 133 142 151 196 343 200 177
Jan - May 180 137 156 153 219 342 174 202
Change (1) +71,56% -24,14% +14,11% -1,73% +43,30% +56,07% -49,31% +16,16%
Jan - Dec 157 137 149 158 275 265 167
Change (1) +63,50% -12,62% +8,18% +6,45% +73,63% -3,41% -36,94%
Milan Chamber of Commerce
The monthly, cumulative and annual prices are arithmetic averages calculated on the basis of the weekly prices.
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2010, 2015, 2020, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
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Survey date
Food for livestock - Fodder and by-products -
Pressed first crop hay
€ per Ton
Min Max ± on prev. price
Tuesday   20 May 2025
160,00 n.q. -
Tuesday   13 May 2025
160,00 n.q. -
Tuesday   6 May 2025
160,00 n.q. -
Tuesday   29 Apr 2025
n.q. n.q. -
Tuesday   22 Apr 2025
n.q. n.q. -
Tuesday   15 Apr 2025
165,00 188,00 0,00%
Tuesday   8 Apr 2025
165,00 188,00 0,00%
Tuesday   1 Apr 2025
165,00 188,00 0,00%
Tuesday   25 Mar 2025
165,00 188,00 0,00%
Tuesday   18 Mar 2025
165,00 188,00 0,00%
Source: Milan Chamber of Commerce, cereali, farine, germi, oli, sottoprodotti e foraggi (Cod. 1530 )
Prices refer to full wagon/truck/tank shipment - ex Milan (North of Italy), packing and VAT excluded, product not damaged.
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Pressed first crop hay


€/ton

2010 2015 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 % on prev. month % on 2024
January 133 112 125 131 180 283 176 160 +10,85% -9,36%
February 148 106 126 134 183 283 171 177 +10,57% +3,22%
March 170 101 127 133 198 283 154 177 0,00% +14,98%
April 177 95 127 132 203 281 139 177 0,00% +26,75%
May n.q. 88 119 n.q. n.q. n.q. n.q. 160 -9,35% %
June 105 85 110 108 209 209 123
July 106 83 108 110 216 218 126
August 108 84 108 118 246 213 128
September 110 85 108 120 273 200 128
October 110 87 114 134 278 189 131
November 110 89 123 165 283 179 143
December 110 89 128 175 283 179 144
Jan - May 153 102 125 133 189 282 161 171
Change (1) +53,52% -33,60% +22,42% +6,43% +42,31% +49,47% -43,01% +6,21%
Jan - Dec 123 92 119 135 233 228 143
Change (1) +41,92% -25,52% +29,26% +13,31% +72,94% -2,04% -37,38%
Milan Chamber of Commerce
The monthly, cumulative and annual prices are arithmetic averages calculated on the basis of the weekly prices.
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2010, 2015, 2020, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
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max price
Survey date
Food for livestock - Fodder and by-products -
Dehydrated lucerne in bales
€ per Ton
Min Max ± on prev. price
Tuesday   20 May 2025
260,00 270,00 0,00%
Tuesday   13 May 2025
260,00 270,00 0,00%
Tuesday   6 May 2025
n.q. n.q. -
Tuesday   29 Apr 2025
297,00 307,00 0,00%
Tuesday   22 Apr 2025
297,00 307,00 0,00%
Tuesday   15 Apr 2025
297,00 307,00 0,00%
Tuesday   8 Apr 2025
297,00 307,00 0,00%
Tuesday   1 Apr 2025
297,00 307,00 0,00%
Tuesday   25 Mar 2025
297,00 307,00 0,00%
Tuesday   18 Mar 2025
297,00 307,00 0,00%
Source: Milan Chamber of Commerce, cereali, farine, germi, oli, sottoprodotti e foraggi (Cod. 1525 )
Prices refer to full wagon/truck/tank shipment - ex Milan (North of Italy), packing and VAT excluded, product not damaged.
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Dehydrated lucerne in bales


€/ton

2010 2015 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 % on prev. month % on 2024
January 203 223 213 209 258 378 323 294 +1,21% -9,16%
February 208 217 214 210 267 378 324 302 +2,90% -6,79%
March 208 211 215 200 293 374 310 302 0,00% -2,58%
April 208 196 219 194 304 371 298 302 0,00% +1,51%
May 208 184 217 189 300 n.q. 259 265 -12,25% +2,42%
June 180 179 210 183 318 335 255
July 180 191 205 185 339 339 255
August 180 198 205 190 363 335 248
September 180 199 205 193 373 320 245
October 182 201 201 208 375 306 251
November 176 203 203 230 378 312 283
December 175 203 205 248 378 321 290
Jan - May 207 206 216 200 282 376 305 296
Change (1) +51,92% -0,65% +4,82% -7,04% +40,54% +33,43% -18,90% -2,74%
Jan - Dec 190 200 209 203 329 342 278
Change (1) +40,19% +5,55% +4,61% -3,30% +62,30% +4,05% -18,76%
Milan Chamber of Commerce
The monthly, cumulative and annual prices are arithmetic averages calculated on the basis of the weekly prices.
1) change from the same period of previous year , except for years 2010, 2015, 2020, where the change is from the same period 5 years ago
  min price
max price