Buyers Push Dairy Prices Higher as GDT Index Jumps 24%
Buyers trying to secure supply are keeping dairy prices at elevated levels.
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction has delivered more good new for dairy farmers.
This morning's GDT price index rose 9.9%, its fourth consecutive rise.
More importantly, the average price of Fonterra's flagship commodity export - whole milk powder- rose 12.9% to US$2824/tonne.
Skim milk powder price rose 13.4% to US$2267/tone.
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