Middle East demand cushions global dairy price drop at latest GDT auction
The upheaval in the Middle East may have eased the fall in global dairy prices last week.
The GDT price index rose 4%, its biggest jump since March when it soared 15%.
Whole milk powder price rose 3.3% to US$3691/metric tonne, its biggest rise since gaining 21% in March.
Skim milk powder also recorded a big jump; rising 7.3% to US$3274/MT.
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AMF index up 3.1%, average price US$5,970/MT
Butter index up 3.7%, average price US$4,948/MT
BMP index up 3.0%, average price US$3,287/MT
Ched index up 3.6%, average price US$4,328/MT
LAC index up 6.4%, average price US$1,167/MT
SMP index up 7.3%, average price US$3,274/MT
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WMP index up 3.3%, average price US$3,691/MT
