What is the price of lactose per kilogram/pound in Italy today?
The retail price range for Italy lactose is between US$ 2.42 and US$ 3.64 per kilogram or between US$ 1.10 and US$ 1.65 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lactose in Italy
The retail price range in Euro for lactose is between EUR 2.24 and EUR 3.36 per kilogram or between EUR 1.02 and EUR 1.52 per pound(lb) in Rome and Milan.
Wholesale prices
In 2026, the approximate wholesale price range for Italy lactose is between US$ 1.70 and US$ 2.54 per kilogram or between US$ 0.77 and US$ 1.15 per pound(lb).
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Italy lactose - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of lactose exported by Italy in 2020 was 29,899 metric tons. In 2019 Italy shipped 26,942 tonnes of lactose. For 2019 alone, the demand for Italy lactose (processed category) has gone down, changing by -6.578 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lactose's exports went down by -9.86% netting the country US$20.92m for the year 2019. Italy's lactose exports are categorised as:
- Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight < 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS code 170219)
- Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight >= 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS code 170211)
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Italy lactose export values
In 2019, Italy supplied lactose costing 20.92m USD, an improvement of 6.09% from 2018's total lactose export of 19.72m USD. The yearly growth in value of Italy lactose between 2017 to 2018 was -7.313%.
The per year variation in the quantity of Italy's lactose exports between 2017 and 2019 was -9.86 per cent when compared to a variation of -6.578% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Italy's share of the world's total lactose's exports in 2019 was 5.3 per cent. The country holds number 7 in world exports of lactose.
Export markets for Italy lactose ( in '000$ )
Italy's best performing destinations for lactose are France, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Spain, Pakistan and Germany.
Import/Export Trends
Italy is a net exporter of lactose. The annual growth of Italy lactose in value between 2015 to 2019 was 10%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was -3%, per annum.
Italy ordered 21,062 tonnes of lactose in 2019.