"Across the 27-member European Union, the price of butter rose 19% on average from October 2023 to October 2024, including by 49% in Slovakia, and 40% in Germany and the Czech Republic, according to figures provided to The Associated Press by the EU’s executive arm. Reports from individual countries indicate the cost has continued to go up in the months since."
Comment from a Polish official:
"She and others also cite higher energy costs from Russia’s war in Ukraine as impacting milk production."
https://apnews.com/article/europe-butter-prices-40fe30965677...
"Across the 27-member European Union, the price of butter rose 19% on average from October 2023 to October 2024, including by 49% in Slovakia, and 40% in Germany and the Czech Republic, according to figures provided to The Associated Press by the EU’s executive arm. Reports from individual countries indicate the cost has continued to go up in the months since."
Comment from a Polish official:
"She and others also cite higher energy costs from Russia’s war in Ukraine as impacting milk production."