When will global milk production hit a tipping point?
With global milk prices falling, the question is when will key exporting countries reach a tipping point where production starts to dip.
The overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction has delivered another disappointing result.
The GDT price index dropped 1.7%, its third consecutive drop.
Whole milk powder prices slumped 2.2% to US$2936/metric tonne, dipping below the US$3000/MT for the first time since February this year.
Key results
AMF index down 2.9%, average price US$3,873/MT
Butter index down 2.0%, average price US$3,370/MT
BMP not offered
Ched index down 3.6%, average price US$3,442/MT
LAC index down 3.3%, average price US$1,303/MT
SMP index up 1.1%, average price US$2,608/MT
SWP index not available, average price not available
WMP index down 2.2%, average price US$2,936/MT
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Fonterra chair Peter McBride says the divestment of Mainland Group is their last significant asset sale and signals the end of structural changes.
Thirty years ago, as a young sharemilker, former Waikato farmer Snow Chubb realised he was bucking a trend when he started planting trees to provide shade for his cows, but he knew the animals would appreciate what he was doing.
Virtual fencing and herding systems supplier, Halter is welcoming a decision by the Victorian Government to allow farmers in the state to use the technology.
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