Milk (prices and volumes) — Italy
Dehesa Index brings together 27 “Milk (prices and volumes)” series for Italy, with official data and its history (since Jan 1968, latest Aug 2026). Each value is shown as the source publishes it, not converted or recalculated.
In brief
In their latest reading, 3 of the 12 series rose, 9 fell against the previous observation. The largest rise is “Cheese from cows'milk (pure): production (monthly, Eurostat)” (+2.75 %, Aug 2026); the largest fall, “Butter, incl. dehydrated butter and ghee, and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads: production (monthly, Eurostat)” (−6.98 %, Aug 2026). Against the same period a year earlier (12 comparable series), “Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies: production (monthly, Eurostat)” rose most (+3.28 %) and “Raw cream delivered to dairies (in milk equivalent): production (monthly, Eurostat)” fell most (−1.39 %). “Cheese from cows'milk (pure): production (annual, Eurostat)” is at the highest level in its whole series (since 1972).
Computed from the series in the table; each keeps its own frequency and unit.
| Series | Latest | Period | Change | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies: fat content (monthly, Eurostat) | 3.95 | Apr 2026 | −1.25 % | % |
| Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 1,178,690 | Apr 2026 | −6.67 % | t |
| Cheese from cows'milk (pure): production (monthly, Eurostat) | 103,410 | Aug 2026 | +2.75 % | t |
| Drinking milk: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 193,950 | Aug 2026 | −2.78 % | t |
| Cream for direct consumption: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 13,640 | Aug 2026 | −0.07 % | t |
| Butter, incl. dehydrated butter and ghee, and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 8,790 | Aug 2026 | −6.98 % | t |
| Milk and cream powders, excluding skimmed milk powders: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 0.00 | Aug 2026 | – | t |
| Skimmed milk powder: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 0.00 | Aug 2026 | – | t |
| Concentrated milk: production (monthly, Eurostat) | 0.00 | Aug 2026 | – | t |
| Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies: protein content (monthly, Eurostat) | 3.44 | Apr 2026 | −0.86 % | % |
| Acidified milk (yoghurts and other): production (monthly, Eurostat) | 23,390 | Aug 2026 | −5.15 % | t |
| Raw cream delivered to dairies (in milk equivalent): production (monthly, Eurostat) | 60,200 | Dec 2023 | −0.17 % | t |
| Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies: production (annual, Eurostat) | 12,851,330 | 2025 | −0.82 % | t |
| Cheese from cows'milk (pure): production (annual, Eurostat) | 1,221,650 | 2025 | +0.54 % | t |
| Drinking milk: production (annual, Eurostat) | 2,509,420 | 2025 | +1.70 % | t |
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Source: Eurostat (official Italian data: ISTAT, MASAF) · Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU); cite source · Data updated: 2026-11-03
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