Following a modification of the MilchAbgV (MilchAbgV - Milchabgaben-Verordnung) transfers of milk quotas between producers may only be carried out via the quota exchange. Each year on April 1, July 1, and November 1, the supply and demand sides meet.

The weighted average price amounted for the milk quota stock exchange for the complete federal territory on 01.04.2011:

7 cents per kg at altogether 304,1 Mio. kg of milk quota for Germany.
8 cents per kg at 273,9 Mio. kg of milk quota for the Old Laender.
2 cents per kg at 30,2 Mio. kg of milk quota for the New Laender.

35. Quota Exchange in 02.11.2011
	November 2011	Juli 2011		November 2010
Volume traded (million kg)	221.7	162.6		245.1
offered volume in Mio. kg	228.4	173.3		421.4
selled volume in Mio. kg	403.4	245.9		245.4
Number of sellers
total	2,901	2,339		5,320
successful	2,886	2,308		3,265
Number of buyers
total	6,501	2,901		4,294
successful	3,529	2,235		4,291
Average price (weighted) €/kg
Germany overall	11	7		7
- eastern region	3	3		3
- western region	13	9		8

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Quotas EU 27 from April 2009
Member State		Quota EU-COM 2009/2010
Belgium		3,461,561.627
Denmark		4,658,745.715
Germany		29.135.894,959
Greece		845,292.493
Spain		6,301,681.890
France		25,342,234.917
Ireland		5,558,716.073
Italy		11,288,542.866
Luxemburg		281,331.137
Netherlands		11,580,286.583
Austria		2,875,953.254
Portugal		2,007,396.210
Finland		2,517,634.700
Sweden		3,453,791.859
UK		15,276,420.629
Czech Republik		2,820,616.516
Estland		665,888.314
Zypern		149,585.040
Lettland		750,653.170
Litauen		1,756,325.138
Ungarn		2,050,159.812
Hungary		50,168.680
Poland		9,663,423.319
Slowenien		594,052.468
Slowakei		1,072,219.798
Slowakia
Bulgaria		1,008,565.800
Rumänien		3,149,321.400
EU-27		148.316.464,000
Source: EU-VO 1234/2007