Butter prices: questions and answers
Butter: median wholesale price 4.64 EUR/kg across 21 markets in 15 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of butter today?
The median wholesale price of butter was 4.64 EUR/kg across 21 current quotes on 21 markets in 15 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 3.95 and 6.03 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
What is the price of butter in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 3 | 4.50 EUR/kg | 20.4 PLN/kg |
| Germany | 2 | 4.01 EUR/kg | — |
| Croatia | 2 | 9.31 EUR/kg | — |
| Slovakia | 2 | 6.22 EUR/kg | — |
| Slovenia | 1 | 6.36 EUR/kg | — |
| Belgium | 1 | 3.95 EUR/kg | — |
| Czechia | 1 | 5.55 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting butter; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of butter going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 7 of 22 quotes for butter rose, 10 fell and 5 were unchanged; the median change was −0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish butter prices?
21 markets in 15 countries have current butter quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Ministry of Agriculture of Poland (ZSRIR) national prices Poland · 2 quotes
- ATIS Slovakia (Agricultural Paying Agency): national prices Slovakia · 2 quotes
- European Energy Exchange (EEX) Germany · 1 quote
- Elizówka Lublin Wholesale Market Poland · 1 quote
- TISUP wholesale prices, Croatia Croatia · 1 quote
- ARSKTRP wholesale prices, Slovenia Slovenia · 1 quote
- EU price reporting: Belgium Belgium · 1 quote
- EU price reporting: Czechia Czechia · 1 quote
Why are there so many different butter prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 9 different butter quote names, for example: Butter in blocks, selling price; Butter in blocks, dairies’ selling price; Butter futures, October 2026; Extra butter; Butter, over 82% fat, 250 g; Butter, first grade, over 82% fat.
Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. How to read a wholesale quote
Which country produces the most butter?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of butter of cow milk was 6.0 million t in 2023. The largest producer was United States with 16.0% of the world total, followed by Germany and New Zealand.
Which country exports the most butter?
In 2024 the largest exporter of butter of cow milk was New Zealand with 429,069 t (25.2% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these butter prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are butter prices updated?
The latest butter quote is from 10 November 2026; 2 of 21 markets published butter prices in the seven days to 12 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download butter prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for butter prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.