Global dairy price index down by 0.7%. Cheddar prices crashed
Global dairy price index went down by 0.7% at its 327th auction on March 7th 2023. The new average price is USD 3403 per MT.The total traded commodities volumes also contracted to 26747 MT. Cheddar cheese was the major casualty with its prices crashing in double digit. It has been a second consecutive drop in…
Milk production surge continues in USA
On Wednesday afternoon, USDA released the most recent U.S. milk production report. Production continues to increase as the report stated that, “Milk production in the 24 major States during January totaled 18.5 billion pounds, up 1.5% from January 2022.” Production has now been up on a year-over-year basis for seven months in a row! The…
Global dairy prices goes down by 1.5%
Global Dairy Trade Event 326 concluded with the GDT Price Index down 1.5% and average price closed at USD 3414 per Metric ton. A total trade of 30693 MT of dairy commodities was carried out during this event. The price of various commodities are as follows : AMF index down 2.6%, average price US$5,447/MT Butter index up 3.8%,…
End of Covid zero policy in China may lift the dairy prices in future
Dairy prices have started 2023 on a soft note, However, analysts are banking on China ending its Covid-zero policy to lift prices in the coming months. Westpac’s senior agri economist Nathan Penny says the bank is sticking to its forecast milk price of $8.75/kgMS for this season. “Prices in late 2022 had been weaker than…
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…