Dairy farmers well positioned despite global milk price volatility
Dairy farmers are still in a good place despite volatile global milk prices.
Global dairy prices have dipped for the first time six weeks.
After three successive Global Dairy Trade events recording increases in the price index, last night‘s auction saw a 2% drop.
A similar drop was also recorded in the price of whole milk powder, which Fonterra uses to set its milk payout. WMP price now sits at US$2985/MT.
Butter was the biggest gainer, rising 3.9% to US$3822/MT.
Full results
AMF index down 2.6%, average price US$4,002/MT
Butter index up 3.9%, average price US$3,822/MT
BMP index up 1.2%, average price US$2,617/MT
Ched index down 0.8%, average price US$3,786/MT
LAC index not available, average price not available
SMP index down 4.4%, average price US$2,722/MT
SWP index not available, average price not available
WMP index down 2.0%, average price US$2,985/MT
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