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.
Whole milk powder prices have recorded their biggest jump in five months in the overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.
WMP prices rose 5% to US$3182/metric tonne. It is now sitting close to its year high price of US$3233/MT achieved in January this year.
The biggest jump in WMP price this year was achieved in July - by a whopping 14%.
The overnight GDT price index rose 4.3% compared to the previous auction.
AMF index up 2.6%, average price US$4,278/MT
Butter index up 3.8%, average price US$3,986/MT
BMP index up 1.3%, average price US$2,731/MT
Ched index up 2.4%, average price US$3,734/MT
LAC index up 13.5%, average price US$1,004/MT
SMP index up 3.6%, average price US$2,889/MT
SWP index not available, average price not available
WMP index up 5.0%, average price US$3,182/MT
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