Slight rise in WMP price

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Whole milk powder price rose slightly in the overnight Global Dairy Trade auction.

Whole milk powder (WMP) price rose slightly in the overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.

The 0.2% rise pushed WMP price to US$3226/metric tonne.

Skim milk powder rose 3%, reaching US$2047/MT.

The GDT price index was up 1.9% compared to the previous auction.

Key Results

AMF index up 5.8%, average price US$6,354/MT

Butter index up 2.4%, average price US$5,787/MT

BMP not offered

Ched index up 4.4%, average price US$4,205/MT

LAC index down 3.5%, average price US$687/MT

RenCas index down 6.1%, average price US$4,876/MT

SMP index up 3.0%, average price US$2,047/MT

SWP index not available, average price not available

WMP index up 0.2%, average price US$3,226/MT

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