Milk Powder Prices Prop Up Farmgate Milk Price
Milk powder prices are keeping farmgate prices up, helping processors offset the dip in milk fat prices.
The GDT price index was down 3.5% in the overnight auction, the largest fall in the last three auctions.
The flagship whole milk powder price was down 5.5% to US$2852/MT, compared to the previous auction.
Butter price also came down from its record high, dropping 3.6%.
Key Results
AMF index up 0.5%, average price US$6,894/MT
Butter index down 3.6%, average price US$5,516/MT
BMP index up 7.2%, average price US$1,931/MT
Ched index down 2.8%, average price US$4,001/MT
LAC index not available, average price not available
RenCas index down 4.0%, average price US$5,465/MT
SMP index up 1.2%, average price US$1,818/MT
WMP index down 5.5%, average price US$2,852/MT
