Dairy prices edge up, volumes ease at auction – GDT events
International milk prices edged up but volumes fell in this month’s second Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on Tuesday. The GDT Price Index was down 0.1%, with an average selling price of $3,393 per tonne. The index lost 2.8% at the previous auction held on Jan. 3, the average selling prices being $3,365 per tonne,…
Demand for dairy falls at global auction at GDT
The average price at the fortnightly sale fell 4.1 percent US$4360 a tonne, after falling 1.3 percent in the previous auction. The price of wholemilk powder, which strongly influences the payouts for local farmers, was 3.3. percent lower at US$3961 a tonne – the first time price have below the $4000 mark since October. NZX…
Global dairy prices in ‘holding pattern’ as index slips 1.3% overnight
Global Dairy Trade prices fell 1.3% overnight, a result Westpac says was weaker than expected. The Global Dairy Trade index is a bimonthly auction which connects buyers and sellers of dairy from around the world and helps determine a fair market price. Westpac senior agri-economist Nathan Penny said, despite the fall, prices remained very high….
Global dairy auction plummets 8.5% as buyers baulk at high prices
Dairy prices plummeted at the fastest rate in seven years at the latest global auction, as buyers appear to have baulked at record high prices. The Global Dairy Trade price index dropped 8.5% to 1379 at the bimonthly auction overnight. That’s the biggest fall since August 4, 2015, when the index shed 9.3%. The drop…
Dairy prices drop, volumes rise at auction SMP prices crashed by 4.2%
International milk prices fell while volumes rose in this month’s second Global Dairy Trade auction held by GDT Events. The GDT Price Index fell 3.6%, with an average selling price of $4,855 per tonne, in the auction held on Tuesday. The index fell 1% at the previous sale, according to GDT Events. A total of 22,179 tonnes was sold…
Global dairy prices move further up by 4.1% since mid January at GDT
Dairy prices continued their march higher at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, the GDT price index jumping 4.1 per cent from the last auction in mid-January. The price of whole milk powder – which has the biggest influence over Fonterra’s farmgate milk price – gained 5.8 per cent to US$4324 a tonne, revisiting levels…
Global dairy prices move further up by 4.1% since mid January at GDT
Dairy prices continued their march higher at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, the GDT price index jumping 4.1 per cent from the last auction in mid-January. The price of whole milk powder – which has the biggest influence over Fonterra’s farmgate milk price – gained 5.8 per cent to US$4324 a tonne, revisiting levels…
WORLD DAIRY NEWS Global dairy prices moved up by 4% with SMP touching USD 3274/MT
Dairy prices jumped 4 per cent at the global auction overnight, the biggest increase in six months, with gains across all products. The global dairy trade price index posted its biggest increase since early March, when it jumped 15%. The average price for whole milk powder, which has the most impact on what farmers are…
Global dairy prices moved up by 4% with SMP touching USD 3274/MT
Dairy prices jumped 4 per cent at the global auction overnight, the biggest increase in six months, with gains across all products. The global dairy trade price index posted its biggest increase since early March, when it jumped 15%. The average price for whole milk powder, which has the most impact on what farmers are…
Dairy prices fell for a 7th consecutive global auction
The global dairy trade price index dropped 2.9 per cent from the previous auction a fortnight ago. The index is sitting 19 percent higher than at the same time last year after sharp gain earlier this year. The average price for whole-milk-powder, which has the most impact on what farmers are paid, fell 3.8-percent-to-an-average-US$3730 a…