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Edamer, Germany

This page contains the wholesale prices for the German cheese Edamer (40% fat), recorded weekly on the Hannover marketplace with regard to the following varieties: The cheese prices recorded over the last ten weeks are listed in the table, while the graphs to the side illustrates price and production trends over the past three years. Furthermore, time series are available for monthly average prices of last seven years.

The graphs below compare, over a given period, prices:
  • for German Edamer Blockware and Brotware;
  • for German Edamer and other dairy products (Butter, SMP, WMP);
  • for German Edamer and Skim Milk Powder;
  • for German Edamer and Oceania-produced Cheddar;
  • for German Edamer and U.S.-produced Cheese;
  • for German Edamer and Sweet Whey Powder for human consumption.
Germany, Hannover
Weekly prices of Edamer (Blockware)
(40% fat)
Survey Date
€ per ton
Min Max ± on prev. price
Wednesday 8 Jul 2020
2.750 2.950 +1,79%
Wednesday 1 Jul 2020
2.700 2.900 0,00%
Wednesday 24 Jun 2020
2.700 2.900 +0,90%
Wednesday 17 Jun 2020
2.650 2.900 +0,91%
Wednesday 10 Jun 2020
2.600 2.900 +0,92%
Wednesday 3 Jun 2020
2.550 2.900 +0,93%
Wednesday 27 May 2020
2.550 2.850 -3,57%
Wednesday 20 May 2020
2.700 2.900 -1,75%
Wednesday 13 May 2020
2.700 3.000 -1,72%
Wednesday 6 May 2020
2.700 3.100 0,00%
n.q.: not quoted price
Preise ab Werk.
Since November 2nd 2011, official quotations of Edamer 40% and Gouda 48% have been moved on Hannover marketplace (Amtliche Notierungskommissionen für Butter und Käse, Hannover ab 02.11.2011 national)
Source: ZMP; since May, 6 2009: "Süddeutsche Butter - und Käsebörse eV, Kempten"; since November, 2 2011 "Amtliche Notierungskommissionen für Butter und Käse, Hannover"
Germany, Hannover
Weekly prices of Edamer (Brotware)
(40% m.g.)
Survey Date
€ per ton
Min Max ± on prev. price
Wednesday 8 Jul 2020
2.900 3.100 +0,84%
Wednesday 1 Jul 2020
2.850 3.100 0,00%
Wednesday 24 Jun 2020
2.850 3.100 +4,39%
Wednesday 17 Jun 2020
2.700 3.000 +3,64%
Wednesday 10 Jun 2020
2.600 2.900 +1,85%
Wednesday 3 Jun 2020
2.600 2.800 +1,89%
Wednesday 27 May 2020
2.500 2.800 -7,02%
Wednesday 20 May 2020
2.700 3.000 0,00%
Wednesday 13 May 2020
2.700 3.000 -1,72%
Wednesday 6 May 2020
2.700 3.100 0,00%
n.q.: not quoted price
Preise ab Werk.
Since November 2nd 2011, official quotations of Edamer 40% and Gouda 48% have been moved on Hannover marketplace (Amtliche Notierungskommissionen für Butter und Käse, Hannover ab 02.11.2011 national)
Source: "Amtliche Notierungskommissionen für Butter und Käse, Hannover"
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€/ton GERMANY
Edamer (Blockware)
(40% m.g.) 		US
Cheese (40# Blocks)		 OCEANIA
Cheddar Cheese
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 % on prev. month % on 2019 2020 % on prev. month % on 2019 2020 % on prev. month % on 2019
January 3.213 3.250 3.775 2.475 2.167 3.263 2.685 3.019 3.238 +1,70% +7,25% 3.822 +3,28% +40,79% 3.604 +1,08% +18,37%
February 3.150 3.250 3.769 2.519 2.075 3.150 2.563 3.025 3.250 +0,39% +7,44% 3.659 -4,28% +21,59% 4.061 +12,69% +31,07%
March 3.063 3.231 3.613 2.675 1.970 3.080 2.675 3.019 3.250 0,00% +7,66% 3.516 -3,90% +13,94% 3.923 -3,41% +12,35%
April 3.031 3.200 3.350 2.720 1.950 3.075 2.800 2.990 3.000 -7,69% +0,33% 2.176 -38,11% -33,49% 4.136 +5,44% +7,97%
May 2.935 3.363 3.031 2.513 1.988 3.100 2.880 3.025 2.813 -6,25% -7,02% 3.419 +57,09% +3,43% 3.742 -9,52% -11,49%
June 2.844 3.444 2.888 2.319 2.140 3.213 2.981 3.025 2.763 -1,78% -8,68% 5.043 +47,52% +43,37% 3.436 -8,18% -1,60%
July 2.775 3.515 3.095 2.215 2.388 3.494 3.063 3.055 2.825 +2,26% -7,53% 5.225 +3,61% +47,05% 3.378 -1,69% -1,44%
August 2.775 3.563 3.200 2.200 2.650 3.570 3.115 3.075
September 2.825 3.625 3.013 2.200 2.975 3.556 3.169 3.075
October 3.090 3.725 2.715 2.275 3.219 3.469 3.225 3.075
November 3.200 3.763 2.588 2.350 3.375 3.175 3.138 3.125
December 3.250 3.775 2.567 2.344 3.358 2.892 3.033 3.183
Average* 3.013 3.475 3.133 2.400 2.521 3.253 2.944 3.058 3.020 3.837 3.754
Change (1) -11,16% +15,36% -9,83% -23,40% +5,03% +29,03% -9,50% +3,86% -0,09% +19,60% +6,78%
* Arithmetic Average
1) change from the same period of previous year
  = min price
  = max price


€/ton POLAND
Edamski
min 42% tl		 SLOVAKIA
Eidamskà
thela 45% t.v.s.
2019 2020 % on prev. month % on 2019 2019 2020 % on prev. month % on 2019
January 3.085 3.275 +3,19% +6,14% 5.175 5.192 +0,48% +0,34%
February 3.067 3.283 +0,27% +7,05% 5.210 5.228 +0,69% +0,34%
March 3.009 3.177 -3,25% +5,57% 5.214 5.203 -0,48% -0,22%
April 2.971 3.036 -4,42% +2,17% 5.288 5.230 +0,52% -1,09%
May 2.959 2.975 -1,99% +0,56% 5.239 5.234 +0,08% -0,10%
June 2.954 2.971 -0,14% +0,57% 5.269 5.220 -0,28% -0,93%
July 2.980 5.110 5.198 -0,43% +1,71%
August 2.988 5.226
September 2.940 5.192
October 3.117 5.189
November 3.092 5.223
December 3.173 5.167
Average* 3.028 3.116 5.206 5.217
Change (1) +3,53% +0,11%
* Arithmetic Average
1) change from the same period of previous year
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UK trade data for the period Jan - Apr 2020 are provisional