What is the price of lactose per kilogram/pound in Germany today?
The retail price range for Germany lactose is between US$ 4.81 and US$ 5.88 per kilogram or between US$ 2.18 and US$ 2.67 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lactose in Germany
The retail price range in Euro for lactose is between EUR 4.44 and EUR 5.44 per kilogram or between EUR 2.01 and EUR 2.47 per pound(lb) in Berlin and Leipzig.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Germany lactose is between US$ 3.36 and US$ 4.12 per kilogram or between US$ 1.53 and US$ 1.87 per pound(lb).
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Germany Lactose Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Lactose from Germany has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2021, the price was 1.61 US $ per kg, which is the highest in the last five years. In 2020, the price was 1.46 US $ per kg, followed by 1.41 US $ per kg in 2019. In 2018, the price was 1.18 US $ per kg, and in 2017, the price was 1.30 US $ per kg. The lowest price in the last five years was 1.07 US $ per kg in 2015. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Lactose from Germany in 2023 will be around 1.30 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 1.15 US $ per kg.The Germany lactose exports are categorised as:
- Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight < 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS code 170219)
- Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight >= 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS code 170211)
Germany Lactose Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Lactose into Germany has been fluctuating over the past five years. In 2012, the price was 1.96 US$ per kg, which decreased to 1.95 US$ per kg in 2013. The price then dropped to 1.65 US$ per kg in 2014 and further decreased to 1.07 US$ per kg in 2015. In 2016, the price was 1.02 US$ per kg and then increased to 1.30 US$ per kg in 2017. The price then dropped to 1.18 US$ per kg in 2018 and increased to 1.41 US$ per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price was 1.46 US$ per kg and then increased to 1.61 US$ per kg in 2021. The latest data shows that the price of Lactose into Germany was 1.92 US$ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the price of Lactose into Germany will be 2.07 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2.22 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Germany lactose
The total values in export for lactose in Germany were US$ 220,269, US$ 299,421, US$ 274,885 and US$ 331,849 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Germany lactose - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of lactose exported by Germany in 2020 was 235,551 metric tonnes. In 2019 Germany sold 234,676 tonnes of lactose. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Germany lactose (processed category) has gone up, recording a change of 0.43825861 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lactose's exports went up by 2.18% bringing the country US$331.85m for the year 2019. Germany's lactose exports are categorised as:
- Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight < 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS code 170219)
- Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight >= 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS code 170211)
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Germany lactose export values
In 2019, Germany exported lactose costing 331.85m USD, an improvement of 20.72% from 2018's total lactose export of 274.885m USD. The yearly change in value of Germany lactose between 2017 to 2018 was -8.194 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Germany's lactose exports between 2017 and 2019 was 2.18 percent in comparison to a variation of 0.43825861% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Germany's share of the world's total lactose's exports in 2019 was 14.9 percent. The country holds number 2 in world exports of lactose.
Export markets for Germany lactose ( in '000$ )
Germany's top destinations for lactose are the Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, Denmark and Ireland.
Import/Export Trends
Germany is a net exporter of lactose. The annual growth of Germany lactose in value between 2015 to 2019 was 3%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -4%, per annum.
Germany procured 50,025 tonnes of lactose in 2019.