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Sweet Whey Powder, International Market - Western Europe

This page contains the wholesale prices for Sweet Whey Powder (non-hygroscopic) produced in Europe and recorded by the USDA.

This Area is referred to as the "International dairy market - Europe" and is a combination of countries as listed below:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.

Prices are recorded fortnightly.

The prices recorded over the most recent period are listed in the table, while the graph below illustrates price trends over the past three years in € and in local currency. Furthermore, time series are available for monthly average prices of last six years.

The graph below compares the prices for Sweet Whey Powder in the Western Europe market - International Market (source USDA) with the prices for sweet whey powder for human consumption in Germany, over a given period.
 
Western Europe (International Market)
Fortnightly prices of
Sweet Whey Powder
(Non hygroscopic)
US $ per ton € per ton
min / max ± on prev. price min / max ± on prev. price
Friday 7 Nov 2025
1.075 / 1.375 +3,16% 930 / 1.189 +3,61%
Friday 24 Oct 2025
1.025 / 1.350 -2,06% 883 / 1.163 -2,43%
Friday 10 Oct 2025
1.025 / 1.400 -1,02% 886 / 1.210 -0,13%
Friday 26 Sep 2025
1.025 / 1.425 0,00% 878 / 1.221 +0,39%
Friday 12 Sep 2025
1.050 / 1.400 +7,69% 896 / 1.195 +7,14%
Friday 29 Aug 2025
900 / 1.375 0,00% 772 / 1.179 +0,26%
Friday 15 Aug 2025
900 / 1.375 0,00% 770 / 1.176 -2,43%
Friday 1 Aug 2025
900 / 1.375 0,00% 789 / 1.206 +2,16%
Friday 18 Jul 2025
900 / 1.375 -2,15% 773 / 1.180 -1,17%
Friday 4 Jul 2025
925 / 1.400 +2,20% 786 / 1.190 +0,01%
n.q.: not quoted price
Source: USDA
Informative note
NOTE: The conversion US $ / € for each quotation is calculated using the exchange rate of the previous day.

Prices are U.S. $/MT (Metric Ton= 2,204.6 pounds) F.O.B. port. Information gathered for this report is from trades, offers to sell, and secondary data.
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€/ton WESTERN EUROPE
Sweet Whey Powder
(Non hygroscopic)
GERMANIA
Sweet Whey Powder
(Süßmolkenpulver
Lebensmittelqualität - gesackt)

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 % on prev. month % on 2024 2025 % on prev. month % on 2024
January 915 674 857 828 845 1.214 897 911 1.016 +0,30% +11,53% 1.100 0,00% +12,70%
February 967 681 912 837 933 1.320 812 878 1.029 +1,26% +17,29% 1.130 +2,73% +18,17%
March 1.044 740 896 810 1.002 1.453 802 846 1.043 +1,37% +23,37% 1.145 +1,33% +20,69%
April 976 766 882 653 1.054 1.544 760 819 1.008 -3,43% +23,01% 1.142 -0,26% +20,72%
May 1.087 773 849 672 1.087 1.463 774 815 1.020 +1,22% +25,10% 1.139 -0,28% +17,10%
June 1.094 786 830 648 1.101 1.404 767 840 987 -3,23% +17,53% 1.138 -0,11% +16,07%
July 935 835 778 791 1.037 1.204 704 823 982 -0,48% +19,31% 1.109 -2,51% +11,35%
August 902 851 739 764 1.017 1.158 688 850 982 0,00% +15,48% 1.125 +1,44% +11,25%
September 849 868 743 783 1.025 1.149 701 927 1.047 +6,65% +12,94% 1.141 +1,44% +10,80%
October 709 859 750 790 1.058 1.106 813 976 1.035 -1,15% +6,04% 1.131 -0,90% +9,59%
November 706 838 795 776 1.110 1.046 857 974 1.060 +2,34% +8,81% 1.115 -1,41% +5,19%
December 671 839 811 778 1.168 956 895 1.013
Average* 905 792 820 761 1.036 1.252 789 889 1.019 1.129
Change (1) +32,55% -12,40% +3,50% -7,24% +36,22% +20,75% -36,94% +12,71% +16,05% +13,80%
* Arithmetic Average
1) change from the same period of previous year
  min price
  max price